The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England
This is the first scholarly study of the political role of the Order of the Garter during the late middle ages. Hugh Collins's examination of the Garter's pragmatic considerations and knightly ideas reveals the extent to which political society in the late middle ages founded its ambitions and aspirations on the cult of chivalry.
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The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England
This is the first scholarly study of the political role of the Order of the Garter during the late middle ages. Hugh Collins's examination of the Garter's pragmatic considerations and knightly ideas reveals the extent to which political society in the late middle ages founded its ambitions and aspirations on the cult of chivalry.
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The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England

The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England

by Hugh E. L. Collins
The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England

The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England

by Hugh E. L. Collins

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This is the first scholarly study of the political role of the Order of the Garter during the late middle ages. Hugh Collins's examination of the Garter's pragmatic considerations and knightly ideas reveals the extent to which political society in the late middle ages founded its ambitions and aspirations on the cult of chivalry.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198208174
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 07/13/2000
Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages: 344
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)
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