The Greatest Knight

CONTENTS

Map of Medieval England

Map of Medieval France

Map of Upper Normandy and Borders

PART I
CHILDHOOD & YOUTH:
BECOMING A KNIGHT

1. A Time of Wolves

2. The Path to Knighthood

PART II
ADULTHOOD:
A KNIGHT IN SERVICE

3. A Warrior’s Life

4. The Man Who Would Be King

5. Tournament Champions

6. The Question of Loyalty

PART III
MIDDLE AGE:
A LORD OF THE REALM

7. A King’s Warrior

8. Defender of the Realm

9. Serving the Lionheart

PART IV
OLD AGE: ENGLAND’S
GREAT MAGNATE

10. An Enemy of Nature

11. A Lord in the West

12. The Faltering Crown

13. A Royal Reckoning

14. The Guardian of the Realm

Cast of Characters

Marshal Family Tree

Anglo-Norman and Angevin Royal Houses

Acknowledgements

Photo Section

About the Author

Also by Thomas Asbridge

About the Publisher