Social History of Chivalry 9781136199509, 9780710309204

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized – and large

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Premodern weapons of war receive a tremendously detailed and thorough accounting in this volume — the work of a noted au

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Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A K

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The five hundred years that separate the mid-tenth century from the mid-15th century constitute a critical and formative

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This work, which could be almost be said to be the definitive work on chivalry, brings to life and collects those many m

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A surprising look at how medieval etiquette can improve our lives today, from the author of the popular How to Live Like

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