num_pages: 160
description: Georges Duby, one of this century's great medieval historians, has brought to life with exceptional brilliance and imagination William Marshal, adviser to the Plantagents, knight extraordinaire, the flower of chivalry. A marvel of historical reconstruction, William Marshal is based on a biographical poem written in the thirteenth century, and offers an evocation of chivalric life -- the contests and tournaments, the rites of war, the daily details of medieval existence -- unlike any we have ever seen.
language: English
title: William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry
titlecomplete: William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry
characters: William  Marshal
genres: British Literature, France, Historical, History, Medieval History, European History, Biography, School, Nonfiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 608
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: French-American Foundation Translation Prize
category: Non-fiction
publisher: Pantheon Books