Chivalry and violence in late medieval Castile
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"The Kingdom of Castile in the late Middle Ages suffered from regular civil strife, warfare, dynastic contests, and violence, such that only a century before the birth of the Spanish Empire, it is difficult to imagine a successfulworld empire centered in this tumultuous realm. T…
"David Crouch's William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his days as Earl of Pembroke and Regent …
"David Crouch's William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his days as Earl of Pembroke and Regent …
This dissertation argues that the chivalric code and resulting “ethos” of chivalry creates a physical, religious, and social burden upon the medieval knights tasked with its application and adherence. The immediate result of this chivalric burden is the inability of knights to l…
This study examines crusader kingship as a unique paradigm of monarchy in the twelfth century. Using crusade chronicles, chansons de geste, trouveres poetry, coronation liturgies, letters, treatises and artwork, three themes of royal power are identified and analyzed: chivalric …
The Franks in the Levant during the era of the Crusades brought with them a culture built around the owning of land and terra firma military exploits. Naval power was not something they fully understood, or even recognized as a need. To them, ships were tools for assisting with …
This dissertation argues that the traditional connection between chivalry, noble identity and noble violence persisted in France until the middle of the seventeenth century. It therefore contributes both to the scholarly literature on noble culture in early modern France and to …
This dissertation has sought to illuminate the characters of Richard the Lion Heart and Salah Ad-Din Al-Ayyubi (Saladin), and the meaning of chivalry as a concept in Western history, through a comparative "parallel biography" of the two men. It is hoped that this parallel biogra…
Prior to the onset of the crusades at the end of the eleventh century, the highest male calling was monastic—to give oneself over utterly to Christ. Though armies were an undeniable fact in medieval existence, it was not until the dawn of the crusades that the military vocation,…
Richard I took the cross in 1187 and went on crusade in 1190. This dissertation examines Richard's decision in two contexts. First, Richard was the product of a twelfth-century culture that promoted and idealized crusade. Richard internalized conceptions of crusade from the fami…
The knight in shining armour is a staple figure in popular culture, film, and fiction. But what was the knight truly like? Learn how the knight evolved over four centuries of English and European history, and the fascinating code and mythology of chivalry.
King Arthur and chivalry
by Teaching Company, Wheeler, Bonnie
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