William Marshal was the Earl of Pembroke, and the regent for the young Henry III. Archbishop Stephen Langton called him “the greatest knight in the world.”
His talent as a knight, on the battlefield and as a tournament champion, won him renown and riches through hundreds of victories.
For 51 years he loyally served King Henry II, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their sons Henry the Young King, Richard the Lionheart, King John, and their grandson Henry III.
But what made him such a great knight? And was he really a paragon of chivalric virtue?
Sources for this video:
The Greatest Knight – Thomas Asbrige
The History of William Marshal
Richard the Lionheart – John Gillingham
Richard I – John Gillingham
The Plantagenets – Dan Jones
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