September 17, 2009

Review of: The Greatest Knight

Author: Elizabeth Chadwick
ISBN: 9781402225185
Pages: 560
Published by: Sourcebooks Landmark (September 2009)
Genre(s): Fiction, Historical Fiction
Grade: B






I really wanted to love The Greatest Knight. I didn't. I liked it. I don't feel like I wasted my time by reading, but I did not fall in love with William Marshall. Maybe I've read too much Philippa Gregory. I kept waiting to something huge to happen to/around him. Nothing did.
From GoodReads:
Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero.

A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry. But being a royal favorite brings its share of danger and jealousy as well as fame and reward.

A writer of uncommon historical integrity and accuracy, Elizabeth Chadwick resurrects the true story of one of England's greatest forgotten heroes in a captivating blend of fact and fiction. The Greatest Knight restores William Marshal to his rightful place at the pinnacle of the Middle Ages, reflecting through him the triumphs, scandals, and power struggles that haven't changed in eight hundred years.

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