Howard Pyle

Men of Iron Annotated Howard Pyle

Men of Iron Myles Falworth trains under the Earl of Mackworth to become a chivalrous knight. Once he attains his knighthood, Myles begins to increase honor for himself by winning jousting matches and serving the Earl of Mackworth's brother in France. After returning home to England, Myles provokes and vanquishes a family opponent, the Earl of Alban, who had falsely suspect Myles' father of treason. Through Myles' honorable victory, he clear's his father's name and earns the right for himself to court and marry Lady Alice, the Earl of Mackworth's niece and ward.