Download or read book The Social History Of Chivalry written by F. Cornish and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2005. This book, a collection of lectures delivered at King's College, London in 1925, is a brilliant tribute to the spirit of chivalry. Lectures on the historical context of chivalry, its origins, and its spread throughout Europe add important dimensions to the study and offer the reader insights into a moment of history which, though long passed, continues to excite the modern imagination.