William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, also called William the Marshal, was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Medieval England who served five English kings—Henry II and his son and co
Possible tomb effigy of William Marshal in Temple Church, London
The Château de Tancarville in Normandy, where William Marshal began his training as a knight
Modern Memorial in Cartmel Priory, Cumbria
A 13th-century depiction of the Second Battle of Lincoln, which occurred at Lincoln Castle on 20 May 1217; the illustration shows the death of Thomas du Perche, the Comte de la Perche
John Marshal (died 1165)
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John Marshal was a minor nobleman of Anglo-Norman origins who served as marshal of England and fought in the 12th-century civil war on the side of Empress Matilda. He is best remembered as the father
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
…and this later became an established hereditary title in the English peerage. William was born in 1146 or 1147, the second son of Anglo-Norman nobleman John Marshal. John had supported King Stephen when Stephen took the throne in 1135, but in about 1139 had changed sides to support the rival claimant Empress Matilda…
a 14th century depiction of King Stephen