![]() ![]() It’s the first secular biography of an Englishman and a work of incalculable value, not least because of its survival, which is a story in itself. It’s a vivid glimpse into the world of the 12 th and 13 th century aristocracy – their cares and concerns, their pleasures and politics. ![]() William Marshal, circa 1146-1219 has been called the Greatest Knight who ever lived and we know about him through a rhyming biographical poem of over 20,000 lines commissioned by his family and written by a poet simply known as John.ĭespite the often highly positive spin the biography puts on the Marshal’s life, much of the “Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal” still rings true in its basics and the reader receives a strong flavour of the vigour of the Marshal’s character. ![]() My UK novel of the same title, first published in 2004 ![]()
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