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title: "The History of William Marshal"
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# The History of William Marshal

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## Customer Reviews

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    A failure of history
  

*by N***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2018*

This is a terrible translation of a wonderful source. Perhaps the most problematic, and indeed mind boggling, part of the translation is why did Bryant put it into a prose format? What makes the History so brilliant, so captivating, was that it was a verse poem. By putting it into prose, you lose that special part of the source. Indeed, it alters how the work should be understood, and how it should be read. The fact Bryant does not even attempt to offer an explanation is ridiculous. He also appears to have translated the source in a way which reflects his own prejudices - he does not believe that the author of the work is John of Earley, Marshal's banneret, a point which is admittedly contentious. Yet, he seems to have translated the source in a way which supports his view, instead of being true to the source material. His introduction is, at the very least, a failure to understand the source, its patron, and its hero. While it is true, as Bryant argues, that we should not be too cynical when dealing with the source, it is utterly wrong to assume that everything the work says is akin to gospel. Medieval texts - which Bryant should be aware of - are known for their exaggerations yet Bryant does not seem to understand this. In his interest in the source, he is too uncritical of the History and therefore comes to some incredibly poor conclusions. Even if the poem does not say he was, it is without a doubt that Marshal was a politically conniving magnate, as all men in his position were. You did not get anywhere in the medieval world without some political intrigue. Bryant's introduction comes across as someone who did this as a crash grab, and someone who neither understands the source, the period, nor anything about medieval history or its texts in general. Avoid at all costs if you're looking to buy this book for academic/scholarly reasons; it's not even a cheap alternative due to the prose format. If you can, sell an organ for the Anglo-Norman Text Society editions of the History, which are of a much higher quality. This is only good for casual readers who may want an insight - however corrupted by Bryant's inability to criticise the source - into the life of this interesting figure.

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    Important history book
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2021*

Very useful reference book

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    Fascinating man, William Marshal ...
  

*by R***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2019*

This was an excellent read, full of facts and information about a man who should have a prominent place in English history and yet remains an unknown. What he did for England was on a parallel with Winston Churchill. The two men in English history who saved England from certain invasion.

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