ASIN: B003Y5HDK8
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 383
He was the greatest knight the age of chivalry produced, but political struggles that followed his death in 1219 sadly led to the loss of his epic story to all but a few scholars. Recently, as the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta approaches, the historic document he was responsible for writing and enacting, his life has sparked renewed interest. It is a saga that reads like a Hollywood script. He rose from the ranks of minor knights by deeds that seem to be unbelievable and yet historians tell us they did occur. In an age where a few ill chosen words could lead to a death sentence he spoke his mind and survived to be hated and loved by some of the greatest personalities the medieval age produced. He was a champion of the tournaments and set records that were never broken or even approached by other knights. His unswearving loyalty, commitment to honor, and legendary skill set him ...
