The Knight in History
Title | The Knight in History PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Gies |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2010-08-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0062016652 |
A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight “A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination.” —Los Angeles Times Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood—exploring the knight’s earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture’s most iconic hero.
Life as a Knight
Title | Life as a Knight PDF eBook |
Author | Rachael Hanel |
Publisher | Capstone |
Total Pages | 58 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 142964026X |
"3 story paths, 47 choices, 21 endings"--Cover.
The Knight in History
Title | The Knight in History PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Gies |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 271 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Knights and knighthood |
ISBN | 9780709023708 |
A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, "The Knight in History," by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of "Life in a Medieval Castle," paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood--exploring the knight's earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture's most iconic hero.
Knights in Shining Armor
Title | Knights in Shining Armor PDF eBook |
Author | Gail Gibbons |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | 46 |
Release | 2008-11-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0316049832 |
A look at the life of knights in the Middle Ages and a collection of tales about their adventures.
The Medieval Knight
Title | The Medieval Knight PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Gravett |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2020-11-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1472843584 |
The 'knight in shining armour' has become a staple figure in popular culture, and images of bloody battlefields, bustling feasting halls and courtly tournaments have been creatively interpreted many times in film and fiction. But what was the medieval knight truly like? In this fascinating title, former Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries Christopher Gravett describes how knights evolved over three centuries of English and European history, the wars they fought, their lives both in peacetime and on campaign, the weapons they fought with, the armour and clothing they wore and their fascinating code and mythology of chivalry. The text is richly illustrated with images ranging from manuscript illustrations to modern artwork reconstructions and many photographs of historic artefacts and sites.
The Complete Illustrated History of Knights and the Golden Age of Chivalry
Title | The Complete Illustrated History of Knights and the Golden Age of Chivalry PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Phillips |
Publisher | Southwater |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-02 |
Genre | HISTORY |
ISBN | 9781782142010 |
A magnificent account of medieval knights, their origins, status, training, code, military exploits and adventures.
A Knight at the Movies
Title | A Knight at the Movies PDF eBook |
Author | John Aberth |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 2012-10-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135257264 |
Imagining the Middle Ages is an unprecedented examination of the historical content of films depicting the medieval period from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Historians increasingly feel the need to weigh in on popular depictions of the past, since so much of the public's knowledge of history comes from popular mediums. Aberth dissects how each film interpreted the period, offering estimations of the historical accuracy of the works and demonstrating how they project their own contemporary era's obsessions and fears onto the past.