William Marshal by David Crouch
THE knight of all knights: this is William Marshal as portrayed by David Crouch in his classic biography of 'the Marshal'. International sportsman, career courtier and highly capable and professional soldier, William Marshal challenges many of our assumptions about boneheaded and unfeeling warrior knights. This illustrated new edition expands and upgrades William Marshal's epic life-story in light of recent discoveries about his career and character.'refreshingly readable...makes a contribition to medieval studies quite out of proportion to its size' Times Literary Supplement
'a tour de force.....The world of the Angevin court is splendidly recreated, and Dr Crouch succeeds admirably in explaining the reality of the chivalric ethos. For him, the celebrations after a battle had more in common with the atmosphere in the bar of a rugby club than with that of the enclosures at Henley or the ski-slopes of Klosters - Dr. Crouch is adept at finding striking modern parallels'. History Today
' Crouch resurrects a lost world in fluent, economic and readable prose, often enlivened by colloquialisms and contemporary parallels' Southern History
'Written in a racy, accessible, idiosyncratic style, which might have appealed to the Marshal himself, it should be read by everyone interested in medieval people, politics and society' Archives
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| ISBN 13 | 9780582772229 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582772222 |
| Title | William Marshal |
| Author | David Crouch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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