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Knights In history and in legend

Constance Brittain Bouchard

Book - 2009

The history of knights, from their everyday lives to their clothing, training, heraldry and orders, as well as their role in literature and film, and the decline of traditional knighthood.

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Subjects
Knights and knighthood > Europe > History.
Knights and knighthood in art.
Knights and knighthood in literature.
Knights and knighthood > Europe > Social life and customs.
Military art and science > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Published
Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books c2009.
Language
English
Physical Description
304 p. : ill. (mostly col.), mapsports. ; 31 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781554074808
Main Author
Constance Brittain Bouchard (-)
  • Introducing knights : The origins of knights
  • Chivalric ideals
  • The noble steed
  • Knights in the arts
  • The life of a knight : Becoming a knight
  • Chivalry
  • Everyday life
  • Castles
  • Armor
  • Weapons
  • Tournaments
  • Knights and war
  • Heraldry
  • Crusading orders
  • Asian knights
  • The knight in history : The rise of knights
  • The Norman era
  • The Crusades
  • The Reconquista
  • The Albigensian crusade
  • The Hundred Years' War
  • Knighthood in decline
  • The cultural legacy : Knights in literature
  • Film and television
  • War games
  • Honorific orders
  • Reference : Timeline
  • Medieval monarchs.

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