The Knight Who Saved England: William Marshal and the French Invasion, 1217

by Richard Brooks

This is the fascinating story William Marshal who negotiated the brutal realities of medieval warfare and the conflicting demands of chivalric ideals, and who against the odds defeated the joint French and rebel forces in arguably the most important battle in midieval English history - overshadowing even Agincourt. In 1217 England was facing her darkest hour, with foreign troops pillaging the country and defeat close at hand. But, at the battle of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849085501
• ISBN13: 9781849085502
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"