{"product_id":"chivalry-in-medieval-england-nigel-saul-9780674063686","title":"Chivalry in Medieval England","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopular views of medieval chivalry--knights in shining armor, fair ladies, banners fluttering from battlements--were inherited from the nineteenth-century Romantics. This is the first book to explore chivalry's place within a wider history of medieval England, from the Norman Conquest to the aftermath of Henry VII's triumph at Bosworth in the Wars of the Roses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaul invites us to view the world of castles and cathedrals, tournaments and round tables, with fresh eyes. \u003ci\u003eChivalry in Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e charts the introduction of chivalry by the Normans, the rise of the knightly class as a social elite, the fusion of chivalry with kingship in the fourteenth century, and the influence of chivalry on literature, religion, and architecture. Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades, the Black Death and the Battle of Crecy, the Magna Carta and the cult of King Arthur--all emerge from the mists of time and legend in this vivid, authoritative account.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel Saul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674063686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674063686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.43w x 1.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012","brand":"Nigel Saul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065037598975,"sku":"9780674063686","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_641e95aa-06c0-4239-b980-4a7dfd196a5b.jpg?v=1768672724","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chivalry-in-medieval-england-nigel-saul-9780674063686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}