Chivalry and the Perfect Prince is a survey of the ceremonial armor crafted for the Spanish Habsburg monarchs of the sixteenth century. It examines notable tournaments and pageantry held at the courts of Charles V and Philip II, and the artworks associated with them. Braden Frie…
Chivalry and the Perfect Prince is a survey of the ceremonial armor crafted for the Spanish Habsburg monarchs of the sixteenth century. It examines notable tournaments and pageantry held at the courts of Charles V and Philip II, and the artworks associated with them. Braden Frie…
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.
Text and illustrations describe the history, organization, equipment, and armor of European knights at tournament from the twelfth through the sixteenth century.
Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the development of national armies to protect the newly-won borders and i…
