![A 1914 depiction of the effigy grave memorial on the tomb of William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke in the Temple, London. (legs are crossed indicating the buried knight has served in A 1914 depiction of the effigy grave memorial on the tomb of William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke in the Temple, London. (legs are crossed indicating the buried knight has served in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KBG6P4/a-1914-depiction-of-the-effigy-grave-memorial-on-the-tomb-of-william-KBG6P4.jpg)
A 1914 depiction of the effigy grave memorial on the tomb of William Marshall, 1st earl of Pembroke in the Temple, London. (legs are crossed indicating the buried knight has served in
![At a time when statues are so controversial, why are we in Wales raising a new one for one of our conquerors? At a time when statues are so controversial, why are we in Wales raising a new one for one of our conquerors?](https://cdn.nation.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/24124943/william-marshall-statue.jpg)
At a time when statues are so controversial, why are we in Wales raising a new one for one of our conquerors?
![What did William Marshall do to earn the title of, "the greatest ever medieval knight"? — Seeing the past What did William Marshall do to earn the title of, "the greatest ever medieval knight"? — Seeing the past](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cebe1edef715f0001010eb0/40caf483-39ad-4ed5-8e23-d52dbc828892/King+arthur.jpeg)