The History Of Chivalry
Subtitle: Or, Knighthood And Its Times, Volume 2
Publisher: Longmans
Published: 1825
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Description: Volume 2 of 2.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.; title: CHAP. I.; title: STATE OF CHIVALRY IN ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF EDWARD THE THIRD.; title: Tournaments -- The Round Table -- Order of the Garter -- Courtesy of Edward -- Pre valence of chivalric taste among all classes -- English archers -- The Black Prince -- Story of the king's chivalry -- England regarded as the seat of honour -- Instance of this -- Chivalric heroes in this reign -- The gestes and prowesses of Sir Walter Manny -- Chivalric vow of Sir Walter. -- He fights for the love of his lady -- His rescue of two brother knights -- Instance of his joyous adventurousness -- His gallantry before Auberoche -- His filial piety -- Story of chivalric manners -- The gentle disposition of Manny -- His importance at Edward's court -- His remarkable sagacity -- His liberality -- His death in 1372 -- Buried in the Charter- House -- Heroism of Sir James Audi ey -- His generosity -- Memoir of Sir John Chandos -- His gallantry to ladies -- Amusing instance of the pride of knighthood -- The importance of his counsel at Poictiers -- His exploits in Brittany -- And in Spain -- Is made a knight banneret -- Quits the Black Prince -- But returns -- The remarkable generousness of his conduct to Lord Pembroke -- The last circumstance of his life -- General grief at his death 1; title: CHAP. II.; title: PROGRESS OF CHIVALRY IN GREAT BRITAIN, FROM THE REIGN OF RICHARD II. TO THAT OF HENRY VIII.; title: Complaints of the unchivalric state of Richard's court -- Influence of chivalry on the national character -- Scottish chivalry -- Chivalric kindness of Robert Bruce -- Mutual chivalry between the Scotch and English courts -- French knights' opinions of Scottish chivalry -- Courtesies between English and Scottish knights -- Chivalric battle of Otterbourn -- Hotspur and the Douglas -- A cavaleresque story -- Reign of Henry IV -- Chivalric parley between him and the Duke of Orleans -- Henry's unchivalric conduct at Shrewsbury -- Henry V -- . Knights of the Bath -- Henry's love of chivalric books -- His chivalric bearing -- Commencement of the decline of chivalry -- The civil wars injured chivalry -- Caxton's lamentation -- He exaggerates the evil -- Many gallant English knights -- Character of Henry VIII. with reference to chivalry -- Tournaments in his reign -- Field of the cloth of gold -- Introduction of Italian literature favoured romance -- Popularity of chivalric literature -- English knights continued to break lances for ladies' love -- State of Scottish chivalry at this period. -- James IV -- Chivalric circumstances at Flodden Field 64; title: CHAP. III.; title: THE LAST YEARS OF CHIVALRY IN ENGLAND.; title: The chivalric feelings of the nation supported by Spenser -- and by Sir Philip Sidney -- Allusions to Sidney's life -- particularly his kindly consideration -- Chivalric politeness of the age of Elizabeth -- The Earl of Oxford -- Tilts in Greenwich Park..'. Sir Henry Lee -- Chivalry reflected in the popular amusements -- Change of manners -- Reign of James the First -- Tournaments ceased on Prince Henry's death -- Life of Lord Herbert of Cherbury -- Chivalric fame of his family -- His character -- His inferiority to the knights of yore -- Decline of chivalric education -- Important change in knighthood by the parliament of Charles the First -- Application of chivalric honours to men of civil station -- Knights made in the field -- Carpet knights -- Knights of the Bath -- Full account of the ancient ceremonies of creating knights of the Bath -- 125; title: CHAP. IV.; title: PROGRESS OF CHIVALRY IN FRANCE.; title: Chivalry in baronial castles -- Chivalry injured by religious wars -- Beneficial influence of poetry and romance -- Chivalric brilliancy of the fourteenth century -- Brittany -- Du Guesclin -- Romantic character of his early years -- His knightly conduct at Rennes -- Gallantry at Cochetel -- Political consequences of his chivalry -- He leads an army into Spain -- And changes the fortunes of that kingdom -- Battle of Navaret -- Du Guesclin prisoner -- Treatment of him by the Black Prince -- Ransomed -- Is made Constable of France -- Recovers the power of the French monarchy -- Companionship in arms between Du Guesclin and Olivier De Clisson -- Du Guesclin's death before Randon -- His character -- Decline of chivalry -- Proof of it -- Little chivalry in the second series of French and English wars -- Combats of pages -- Further Decay of chivalry -- Abuses in conferring knighthood -- Burgundy -- Its chivalry -- The romantic nature of the Burgundian tournaments -- Last gleams of chivalry in France. Life of Bayard -- Francis I -- Extinction of chivalry. 168; title: CHAP. V.; title: PROGRESS OF CHIVALRY IN SPAIN.; title: General nature of Spanish chivalry -- Religion and heroism -- Gallantry -- Blending of Spanish and Oriental manners -- Its beneficial tendencies -- Peculiarities of Spanish chivalry -- Forms of knighthood -- Various ranks of knights -- Spanish poetry -- Heroes of chivalry -- Pelayo -- Bernardo del Carpio -- And incidentally of Charlemagne's expedition into Spain -- . The life of the Cid -- .His early ferocious heroism -- Singular marriage -- Enters the service of King Ferdinaud -- The Cid's chivalric gallantry -- He is knighted -- Death of King Ferdinand -- The Cid becomes the knight of Sancho, king of Castile. -- Mixture of evil and good in the Cid's character -- Supports the king in his injustice -- The Cid's romantic heroism -- Sancho's further injustice opposed by him -- Death of Sancho -- Instance of the Cid's virtuous boldness -- Character of Alfonso, successor of Sancho -- Story of his chivalric bearing -- The Cid's second marriage -- Is banished from Alfonso's court -- Becomes the ally of the Moors -- But recalled -- Is banished again -- Singular story of the Cid's unknightly meanness -- Fortunes of the Cid during his exile -- The Cid's chivalric nobleness and generosity -- Is recalled by Alfonso -- The Cid captures Toledo -- and Valentia -- Story of Spanish manners -- The Cid's unjust conduct to the Moors -- The unchivalric character of the Cid's wife and daughters -- The Cid recalled by Alfonso -- The marriages of his daughters -- Basely treated by their husbands -- Cortez at Toledo to decide the cause -- Picture of ancient manners -- Death of the Cid -- His character -- Fate of his good horse -- Spanish chivalry after his death -- Gallantry of a knight -- The merits of missals decided by battle -- Passage of arms at Orbigo -- Knights travel and joust for ladies' love -- Extinction of Spanish chivalry. 230; title: CHAP. VI.; title: PROGRESS OF CHIVALRY IN GERMANY AND ITALY.; title: Chivalry did not affect the public history of Germany -- Its influence on Imperial manners -- Intolerance and cruelty of German knights -- . Their harshness to their squires -- Avarice of the Germans -- Little influence of German chivalry -- A remarkable exception to this -- A female tournament -- Maximilian, the only chivalric emperor of Germany -- . Joust between him and a French knight -- Edict of Frederic III. destroyed chivalry -- Chivalry in Italy: -- Lombards carried chivalry thither -- Stories of chivalric galantry -- But little martial chivalry in Italy -- Condottieri -- Chivalry in the north -- Italians excellent armourers but bad knights -- Chivalry in the south -- Curious circumstances attending knighthood at Naples -- Mode of creating knights in Italy generally -- Political use of knighthood -- Chivalric literature -- Chivalric sports. 303; title: CHAP. VII.; title: ON THE MERITS AND EFFECTS OF CHIVALRY. 341