History Of Chivalry Vol I

by Charles Mills

Overview

First published in 2005. This definitive work contains a collection of texts written at the time when Chivalry was a living tradition spread across the whole of Europe. In it are fascinating accounts of Chivalry’s history and origins, the education of knights, chivalric love and the religious and military orders of knighthood. Nowhere else are the facts of Chivalry brough together so brilliantly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138976108
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/11/2016
Pages:	438
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Mills was an historian and successful writer of the late nineteenth century.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Origin and first Appearances of Chivalry in Europe; Chapter 2 The Education of a Knight. The Ceremonies of Inauguration and of Degradation; Chapter 3 The Equipment; Chapter 4 The Chivalric Character; Chapter 5 Dames and Damsels, and Lady-Love; Chapter 6 Tournaments and Jousts; Chapter 7 The Religious and Military Orders of Knighthood; Chapter 8 Progress of Chivalry in England;