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French Chivalry
Language: en
Pages: 143
Authors: Sidney Painter
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-03 - Publisher: JHU Press

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Originally published in 1940. Chivalry denotes the ideals and practices considered suitable for a noble. The word itself is reminiscent of the aristocratic soci
A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
Language: en
Pages: 124
Authors: Geoffroi de Charny
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-01 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined t
Chivalry and the Ideals of Knighthood in France during the Hundred Years War
Language: en
Pages: 363
Authors: Craig Taylor
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Craig Taylor's study examines the wide-ranging French debates on the martial ideals of chivalry and knighthood during the period of the Hundred Years War (1337�
Strong of Body, Brave and Noble
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Constance Brittain Bouchard
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Medieval society was dominated by its knights and nobles. The literature created in medieval Europe was primarily a literature of knightly deeds, and the modern
Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Richard W. Kaeuper
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Medieval Europe was a rapidly developing society with a problem of violent disorder. Professor Kaeuper's original and authoritative study reveals that chivalry