The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England

ISBN-13: 9780198208174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 344 str.

Hugh E. L. Collins

Opis

This is the first scholarly study of the political role of the Order of the Garter during the late middle ages. Hugh Collins's examination of the Garter's pragmatic considerations and knightly ideas reveals the extent to which political society in the late middle ages founded its ambitions and aspirations on the cult of chivalry.

Recenzje

Literary scholars will learn more about the medieval Order of the Garter from this book than from any other, and they will profit from the expertise of a historian.

O autorze

Research analyst, Ashurst Morris Crisp (London law firm)