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In the Time of Knights: The Real-Life History of History's Greatest Knight (I Was There Book)
In the Time of Knights The RealLife History of History's Greatest Knight - I Was There Book Author:Shelley Tanaka, Greg Ruhl (Illustrator) A fictionalized account of one of history's greatest knights. The book opens as six-year-old William Marshal, the youngest son of an English lord, is taken captive by King Stephen in 1152. The ruler threatens to kill the child if the father does not surrender all his wealth. When the man refuses to pay the ransom, the young boy understands h... more »ow society measures those who are not firstborn. From that moment on, William realizes he must learn to stand on his own and he does; first as a knight's apprentice, and then as a true and loyal knight to some of the most important rulers of the time.« less