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# A Place Beyond Courage: William Marshal, Book 1

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## Customer Reviews

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    Like father, like son:  greatness follows the great
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018*

After reading of Marshal John Fitzgilbert's insouciant concern for his 4th son in "The Greatest Knight," I was fully ready to continue my dislike the Marshal.  This account, however, transforms Fitzgilbert into a fully three dimensional character:  one who actually loved his family and sacrificed for them despite his callous brag of having the "hammers and anvil" to forge better ones.Elizabeth Chadwick deftly weaves historical accounts into the realm of possibility to flesh out the life of a man who, like the country of England herself,  was caught between the warring factors of Duke Stephen de Blois and Empress Matilda of Normandy over the English throne during a time that would become known as The Anarchy.Having  little in material possessions to pass on to his fourth son, the Marshal as he was known,  was able to pass on to William whatever intangibles that were necessary for him to become the most famous knight of all time.  William saw his father as two sides a a mirror.  On one side was the feckless father whose own broken promise could have lead to the hanging of his young son.  At the same time, John became one of the most staunchest supporters of Empress Maude to the point of risking his life on many occasions and sustaining grievous injuries that maimed him for life.Marshal was both an accomplished fighter as well as a seasoned courtier who knew how to work the system for his own maximum gain.  If nothing else, William developed a sense of duty acting as a six-year-old hostage to guarantee Marshal's  compliance to the King.  Despite his father turning traitor and putting his own son's life in forfeit, young William would develop his father's positive knightly values of honor, chivalry, and loyalty.

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    The Marshal of the Pen Strikes True Again
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2020*

I first read this book on a vacation to Hawaii in 2013. As lovely as that time during the day I found myself anticipating the evening return to John and Sybilla's world. Such is her extraordinary talent as a storyteller coupled with well-honed gift of writing. She is The Marshal of the Pen.This work is one of my favorites. The careful weaving of what is known and what must be created with the precise shades and textures as well as restraint is on full display in this book. John, Sybilla, William, the Empress, Patrick, Stephen, Henry arise in three dimensions.  The story's lens moves from the  larger view to zoom in without a shimmy or shake. The reader has been invited into a marvelous world.I am an avid fan of Elizabeth Chadwick. I am converting even the non-history lovers I  know to history by introducing them to her books.  A friend who finished the Marshal series I sent her as a gift for post thesis graduation gift, has been snapping up her other books. We are boon companions in this world with lovely friends to visit.Come join us with the others in Chadwick 's entourage. There's  never a dull moment here. You'll love it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    I love English medieval history
  

*by P***P on Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016*

This was a very enjoyable read... I love English medieval history....this author, Elizabeth Chadwick, writes very similarly to Sharon Kay Penman who is a well know, very accomplished author...she says on her blog that they are friends.  I've read everything that Sharon Kay Penman has written..and recommended them all and I'm well on my way to reading all of Ms. Chadwick's books and recommend them too.  I'm anxiously awaiting the final book about Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to Henry II....Her first two books about  Eleanor (spelled Aleanor by Ms. Chadwick as this was how it was spelled in Aleanor's time) were excellent.

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