The Book Prize Index

Chivalry

Maurice Keen

Chivalry--"with its pageants, heraldry, and knights in shining armor--"was a social ideal that had a profound influence on the history of early modern Europe. In this eloquent and richly detailed book, a leading medieval historian discusses the complex reality of chivalry: its secular foundations, the effects of the Crusades, the literature of Knighthood, and its ethos of the social and moral obligations of nobility.

HistoryHistory · medium confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismTopic Classifier: Essays & Cultural Criticism -> Arts & CriticismEssays & Cultural CriticismLiterature & WritersEurope & Russia

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Wolfson History PrizeMajor1984WinnerOfficial source
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