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1146 CE - 1219 CE: The life of the great English knight Sir William Marshal.
1166 CE: William Marshal is made a knight.
1166 CE: William Marshal fights in the army of Henry II of England against the counts of Boulogne, Flanders and Ponthieu.
1167 CE - 1183 CE: Sir William Marshal competes, and remains undefeated, in medieval tournaments.
1167 CE: In a tournament in Le Mans, William Marshal captures several knights for ransom.
1168 CE: Fighting in western France, William Marshal is captured and ransomed by Guy de Lusignan. He is freed by Eleanor of Aquitaine.
1182 CE: William Marshal is banished from the English court where he was tutor to Henry the Young King.
1184 CE - 1186 CE: William Marshall campaigns in the Holy Land.
1188 CE - 1189 CE: William Marshal campaigns in France against the enemies of Henry II of England, who include his son, the future Richard I.
1189 CE: William Marshal marries Isabel de Clare and through her, he will become the Earl of Pembroke.
1190 CE: Sir William Marshal begins rebuilding Chepstow Castle in Wales.
1215 CE: William Marshal is one of the creators and signatories of the Magna Carta which curbs the powers of the English monarchy.
1216 CE: William Marshal is made the Protector of the Kingdom (of England), regent for the young king Henry III of England.
1217 CE: William Marshal wins the battle of Lincoln against rebellious English barons and their French ally, the future King Louis VIII.
1219 CE: Death of the great English knight and Protector of the Kingdom William Marshal.