Encore: Chivalry and Knighthood in Medieval Europe
Tides of History
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The French Knights Like Jean Didn't Stop Thinking in Chivalric Terms Just Because They Won
King philip the sixth couldn't simply avoid giving battle in the face of an english army. He was deeply imbedded in this chevalric culture. The french knights like jean weren't particular disciplined. But that's poor generalship and poor planning, not some deep seated problem with the underlying ideology. Knights were not honor bound amateurs. They could be better or worse at winning, but that was a matter of skill, talent and experience, not cultural imperatives. We've met julfois de charni several times to day. And yet, Charney was also happy to try to bribe a castle commander into handing the place over instead of taking it in open combat.
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