Templar Silks

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To save his soul William Marshal takes the perilous road to Jerusalem, but the greatest danger he faces there is losing his heart. England, 1219 Lying on his deathbed, William Marshal, England's greatest knight, sends a trusted servant to bring to him the silk Templar burial shrouds that returned with him from the Holy Land thirty years ago. It is time to fulfil his vow to the Templars and become a monk of their order for eternity. As he waits for the shrouds' return, he looks back upon his long-ago pilgrimage with his brother Ancel, and the sacred mission entrusted to them - to bear the cloak of their dead young lord to Jerusalem and lay it on Christ's tomb in the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, 1183 In the holiest of all cities, the brothers become embroiled in the deadly politics, devious scheming and lusts of the powerful men and women who rule the kingdom. Entangled with the dangerous, mercurial Paschia de Riveri, concubine of the highest churchman in the land, William sets on a path so perilous that there seems no way back for him, or for his brother. Both will pay a terrible price and their only chance to see home again will be dependent on the Templar shrouds. In this glorious adventure, bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick sweeps the reader to medieval Jerusalem in a story perfect for fans of Ken Follett and Philippa Gregory.

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In 1219, William Marshal, heroic knight and servant of England, is on his deathbed. In his twilight hours, surrounded by his family, he journeys back through his memories of a two-year stay in Jerusalem, a city brimming with pious pilgrims and grasping nobles. William, his brother -Ancel, and a handful of Templar knights make the pilgrimage to atone for stealing from a church. The long journey through enemy lands is fraught with violence and intrigue, but that's nothing compared to what awaits them in the holiest of cities. Full of medieval grandeur and grit, the tale of William's encounter with a powerful cast of characters, including enigmatic concubine Paschia de Riveri, is one to be savored. VERDICT Chadwick (The Greatest Knight) brings the sights and smells of the 12th century alive in her latest chronicle of real-life knight-hero William. Fans of Philippa Gregory, Ken Follett, and C.W. Gortner will enjoy his honorable foil to the corruption of the court and church.- Christine Barth, Scott Cty. Lib. Syst., IA © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.