Those who fought
Subtitle: an anthologyof medieval sources
By: edited by Peter Speed.
Contributors: Speed, Peter.
Series: An Anthology of Medieval sources
Publisher: Italica Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Feudalism -- Europe -- History.; Knights and knighthood -- Europe -- History.; Aristocracy (Social class) -- Europe -- History.; Elite (Social sciences) -- Europe -- History.; Nobility -- Europe -- History.; Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500.
Description: "For the student and general reader alike ... Offers texts on feudal society. Chapter topics include: the 'three orders'; the first and second feudal ages; the king; the royal court; feudalism in Spain; Richard II of England, 1377-1399; chivalry; jousting, hunting, and the duel; relations between the sexes; the household; knights and archers; sieges; Henry V in France, 1415-1422; the new warfare; the victims of war; and the peacemakers ... Sources ... include chronicles and histories, legal documents, treatises, household and manorial accounts, letters, poetry, and romances."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) andindex.