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The King’s Knight

by Richard Woodman Book 2 in the The William Marshal series.

First published 2018

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William Marshal returns from pilgrimage and service in the Holy Land to find Henry II’s family divided by rebellion and Philip II of France pressing the Angevin territories. Marshal remains with the ageing king, then transfers his loyalty to Richard I as the succession and the Third Crusade reshape his duties.

War in France and the eastern Mediterranean enlarges Marshal’s reputation but also exposes the danger posed by Prince John and rival magnates at home. The novel follows the difficult passage from one royal master to another, asking how a knight can keep an oath when the dynasty he serves is at war with itself.

Historical Periods

Angevin Empire1154–1214 CE Third Crusade1189–1192 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Henry II of England1133–1189 Richard I of England1157–1199 Philip II of France1165–1223 William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke1146–1219

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