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