Companion to Chivalry

Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. SAMUEL A. CLAUSSEN is Assistant Professor of History at California Lutheran University. PETER W. SPOSATO is an associate professor of history at Indiana University Kokomo. RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages. RALPH MOFFAT is the Curator of European Arms and Armour at Glasgow Museums. He is responsible for the care of, research, and dissemination of information on the people of this City's collection. LOUISE J. WILKINSON is Professor of Medieval Studies, University of Lincoln. MEGAN G. LEITCH is the Professor and Chair of Medieval English Literature and Culture at the University of Groningen. CLARE A. SIMMONS is a Professor of English at The Ohio State University.

A high-end collection, well produced, with endlessly detailed information about various aspects of chivalry in the Middle Ages and beyond. A pleasure to read and from which to learn.

• Introduction - Robert W. JonesThe Origins and Diffusion of Chivalry - Peter CossThe Organisation of Chivalric Society - David SimpkinThe Secular Orders: Chivalry in the Service of the State - David GreenThe Military Orders - Helen J. NicholsonMarshalling the Chivalric Elite for War - Robert W. JonesChivalric Violence - Samuel A. Claussen and Peter SposatoChivalry in the Tournament and Pas d'Armes - Richard BarberHeraldry and Heralds - Robert W. JonesArms and Armour - Ralph MoffatConstructing Chivalric Landscapes: Aristocratic Spaces Between Image and Reality - Oliver H. CreightonGendered Chivalry - Louise J. WilkinsonChivalric Literature - Joanna Bellis and Megan G. LeitchManuals of Warfare and Chivalry - Matthew BennettThe End of Chivalry? Survivals and Revivals of the Tudor Age - Matthew WoodcockChivalric Medievalism - Clare A SimmonsBibliography