The French Chronicle of London, detailing events from 1259 to 1343, provides one of the best accounts of the naval battle of Sluys, and the siege of Tournai by Edward III in 1340. 12 Edward III. [A.D. 1337, 8]. Henry Darcy, Mayor. Walter Nele and Nicholas Crane, Sheriffs. In the …
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This poem, written in French, is thought to be authored by Walter of Exeter, a Franciscan friar. The story details the siege of the Scottish castle of Carlaverock in July 1300 by Edward I. The first portion of the poem gives a long list of heraldic banners and shields carried …
Robert Jones Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry Oxford: Osprey, 2011. 240 pp. $29.95 US. ISBN-978-1846038464 The knight is one of the most recognizable features of the Middle Ages, and has elicited a great deal of interest from scholars and popular audiences alike. Robert Jones’ Knight: The Warrior and …
Robert Jones Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2011. 240 pp. $29.95. ISBN 9781849083126 ‘Chivalry’ is a historical can of worms that tests the patience of the most diligent historians. Producing even a conservative description of the knight and the martial ethos of Chivalry is …