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Chivalry and courtliness: colliding constructs
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Crouch, D. Chivalry and courtliness: colliding constructs. In Soldiers, nobles and gentlemen: essays in honour of Maurice Keen. The University of Hull

The explanation of noble conduct in the middle ages has become focussed on two themes, the code of chivalry and the constructed habitus of courtliness. This chapter reviews the historiography and validity of the concepts and suggests that the impreci... Read More about Chivalry and courtliness: colliding constructs.