The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)

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A medieval historical novel about William Marshal, probably the greatest knight of the Middle Ages This is the story of how he rose through the dangerous world of Angevin politics to become one of the most powerful magnates of the realm and eventually regent of England. Best Read Kindle ePUB The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2) By Elizabeth Chadwick – kino-fada.fr Fight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself tooThe Greatest Knight is one of the best historical fiction books I ve ever read After reading about Eleanor of Aquitaine in therecent Elizabeth Chadwick s The Summer Queen, I felt like going back not only to revisit the older Eleanor, but also to meet such a perfect hero.We get to know William Marshall, a figure that could be envisioned as the ideal medieval knight Chadwick tells theFight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself tooThe Greatest Knight is one of the best historical fiction books I ve ever read After reading about Eleanor of Aquitaine in therecent Elizabeth Chadwick s The Summer Queen, I felt like going back not only to revisit the older Eleanor, but also to meet such a perfect hero.We get to know William Marshall, a figure that could be envisioned as the ideal medieval knight Chadwick tells the story of a hero, that using chance and opportunity, rose from a penniless and landless second son to serve four kings King Henry II, Henry the Young King, Richard the Lionheart and the infamous King John.Perhaps Marshall s job could have been easier if he had se...I am not usually into medieval fiction, or historical fiction much at all, but this was really good That is one thing I love about GoodReads I find new and wonderful books that I would never have picked for myself This story is based on the life of a forgotten hero, William Marshal, the knight selecte...I started this in the evening and never stopped reading Chadwick s writing is like a history peep show and I love it Ok, so William Marshal is larger than life, basically a saint and annoyingly ethical in a sea of scumbags, but I st... Note I am re posting this review I did last year in honor of William Marshal, who celebrated his 797th death anniversary last May 14th I remembered just now, sorry He was my first ever medieval crush, many thanks to this book The Greatest Knight is also one of my first historical fiction reads, and I super enjoyed this tour to the olden times that I never stopped reading anything under this genre since thenBefore this read, I have never heard of William Note I am re posting this review I did last year in honor of William Marshal, who celebrated his 797th death anniversary last May 14th I remembered just now, sorry He was my first ever medieval crush, m...This book has everything that I might wish for in a 600 page long historic novel A hero who makes his way in the world by using chance and opportunity, an enigmatic Queen, a King who s been the first Plantagenet on the throne and a lot of historical conflict at the core of the narrative What I didn t find however, was a good book which I think is extremely sad because all the requirements for a great read where there The minor thing that bothered me was language Chadwick certainly can write, This book has everything that I might wish for in a 600 page long historic novel A hero who makes his way in the world by using chance and opportunity, an enigmatic Queen, a King who s been the first Plantagenet on the throne and a lot of historical conflict at the core of the narrative What I didn t find however, was a good book which I think is extremely sad because all the requirements for a great read where there The minor thing that bothered me was language Chadwick certainly can write, but her use of metaphors and comparisons drove me up the walls sometimes I ll give her the benefit of the doubt in some parts because I didn t read...A nice romance historical fiction about the legendary knight errant who served Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons, including Richard the Lionheart and the infamous King John I felt immersed in medieval Europe and was always reluctant to put the book down The details on tournament play were particularly interesting.One thing I felt was lacking was an exploration of Marshal s childhood and adolescence, since I was curious about the impact of his father s abandonment The book begins when Marshal A nice romance historical fiction about the legendary knight errant who served Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons, including Richard the Lionheart and the infamous King John I felt immersed in medieval Europe and was always reluctant to put the book down The details on tournament play were particularly interesting.One thing I felt was lackin...It s beige wrapped inside a blah inside a bowl of cold oatmeal.Elizabeth Chadwick s The Greatest Knight chronicles the life of William Marshall, the Medieval soldier and statesman who was described as the greatest knight that ever lived Chadwick takes us from Marshall s boyhood through his service to three kings King Henry II, Henry the Young King and King Richard Marshall is loyal and true to those he pledges his fealty even in the face of near certain peril.I found the history interesting but Chadwick failed to bring these characters to life for m Elizabeth Chadwick s The Greatest Knight chronicles the life of William Marshall, the Medieval soldier and statesman who was described as the greatest knight that ever lived Chadwick takes us from Marshall s boyhood through his service to three kings King Henry II, Henry the Young King and King Richard Marshall is loyal and true to those he pledges his fealty even in the face of near certain peril.I found the history interesting but Chadwick failed to bring these characters to life for me I admired William Marshall but I felt like he was somewhat flat and one dimensional, he was always good and true and nearly perfect I enjoyed the characterization of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her faithful friendship with Marshall Chadwick portrays Marshall best engaged in relationships with the women in his life The beginning of this s...3.5 stars This readslike a romanticized biography than historical fiction based upon real characters, anyway I liked the unhurried, even pace and the detailed descriptions of events and manners, which felt researched though I m no authority on the subject and well ...Elizabeth Chadwick really outdid herself with this novel about William Marshal, son of the infamous John Marshal, the man behind the the hammer and anvil speech When William was 6 years old his father pledged him as a hostage to King Stephen during a siege When his father turned sides and broke his word, William s death was a foregone conclusion Fortunately for William, King Stephen had no intention of murdering a child and he was spared Marshal is penniless and with no land to call his ow Elizabeth C...

The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)
  • English
  • 12 October 2017
  • Paperback
  • 552 pages
  • 0751536601
  • Elizabeth Chadwick
  • The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)