William Marshal: The archetypal knight
A younger son of a minor nobleman who became a notable tourneyer and warrior, a comrade to princes and kings,...
22/11/2014
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Becoming a knight
The three main strands of the chivalric ethos – warrior, courtier and Christian – might throw up some contradictions, but...
04/08/2014
The First Crusade: The shock of the new?
When in March of 1095 Pope Urban II made a speech to an assembly of French nobility and clergy at...
07/04/2013
Forest, deer parks and hunting in the time of chivalry
Like the inclusion of crenellations, the creation of a deer park required a license from the Crown. The ownership of...
23/12/2012