Medievalists.net » William Marshall http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 MEDIEVAL BOOKS: Black Friday! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62774 Here are a few recent releases for medievalists hunting for Black Friday books and early Christmas gifts!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/feed/ 0 Magna Carta: The Medieval Context and the Part Played by William Marshal http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/23/magna-carta-medieval-context-part-played-william-marshal/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/23/magna-carta-medieval-context-part-played-william-marshal/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2015 03:51:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55622 Lord Judge highlights the real hero of 1215, William Marshal, who's tireless campaigning and statecraft lead to the adoption of Magna Carta, ejected the French from British soil and secured the Plantaganet dynasty's hold on the throne.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/feed/ 0 How young William Marshal was saved from being catapulted into a castle http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/09/how-young-william-marshal-was-saved-from-being-catapulted-into-a-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/09/how-young-william-marshal-was-saved-from-being-catapulted-into-a-castle/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:52:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46498 Word came of this to his father,
but he said that he did not care
about the child, since he still had
the anvils and hammers
to produce even finer ones.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/09/how-young-william-marshal-was-saved-from-being-catapulted-into-a-castle/feed/ 0 The castle building of William Marshal in Ireland http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/the-castle-building-of-william-marshal-in-ireland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/the-castle-building-of-william-marshal-in-ireland/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:52:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37835 Twelve years later, King Richard presented Isabelle in marriage to his then landless Norman warlord William the Marshall. Marshall had inherited the title of Marshall from his brother, but little in the way of property.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/the-castle-building-of-william-marshal-in-ireland/feed/ 0 William Marshal: A Relic of Chivalry http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/24/william-marshal-a-relic-of-chivalry/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/24/william-marshal-a-relic-of-chivalry/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:33:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26634 William Marshal, hailed at his death as the 'greatest knight in the world' by the Knights Templar and the Archbishop of Canterbury, certainly lived up to those claims.

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