简介：Thefascinatingstoryofknighthood,toldthroughtheextraordinarylifeandtimesofWilliamMarshal,whommanyconsidertheworld'sgreatestknight.FromEurope'smedievalcastlestotheholycityofJerusalem,presenterThomasAsbridgeexploresWilliam'sincrediblelife,revealingarip-roaringadventurestoryinthespiritofKingArthur'sKnightsoftheRoundTable. Inacareerthatspannedhalfacentury,thisEnglishsoldierandstatesmanservedsomeofChristendom'sgreatestleaders,fromEleanorofAquitainetoRichardtheLionheart.MarshalfoughtinbattlesacrossEurope,survivedcourtintrigueandexile,puthissealtotheMagnaCartaandprovedtobethebestfriendakingcouldhave,remainingloyaltothoseheservedthroughdisasterandvictory.Thenattheageof70,despitealltheodds,hesavedEnglandfromaFrenchinvasion.…