| Description |
304 pages : illustrations (mostly color), color maps ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
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 ; Armour ; 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. |
| Subject |
Knights and knighthood -- Europe -- History.
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Knights and knighthood -- Europe -- Social life and customs.
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Military art and science -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.
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Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781554074808 |
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1554074800 |
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