About the Author

Maurice Keen is.... Among his publications are The Outlaws of Medieval England, The Laws of War in the later Middle Ages, The Pelican History of Medieval Europe, and England in the later Middle Ages.

Reviews

This is a rich book, making effective use of all sorts of documents and illustrations. Keen moves easily across Europe in search of the international spirit of chivalry. . . . The pageantry he presents is colorful and his conclusions uplifting.”—David Herlihy, New York Times Book Review

““Original [and] beguiling.”—Fiona MacCarthy, Times (London)

“An elegantly written, important book.”—Carolly Erickson, Los Angeles Times Book Review