The Book of the Knight of the Tower: Manners for Young Medieval Women by Rebecca Barnhouse

The Book of the Knight of the Tower: Manners for Young Medieval Women

Arthurian and Courtly Cultures

Rebecca Barnhouse

256 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

In 1372 a French knight compiled a book of stories to teach his three daughters how to be good wives and good Christians. Here these tales are retold and interspersed with commentary about life in the late Middle Ages--what people wore, how they p...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...