Formal Medieval Combat and Performance

The Woodville-Burgundy Emprise of 1467
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-91909-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 100 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 271 g

This book collects together all contemporary and near-contemporary accounts of the 1467 , a particular performative feat of arms, between Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales—brother of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV of England—and Antoine, ‘Grand Bastard of Burgundy,’ natural son of Duke Philip ‘the Good’ of Burgundy. Held at Smithfield, London, this has long interested historians of chivalry because of the detailed accounts of its organization and the commentaries on the combats held over two days. Despite its familiarity to readers of late medieval English and European history, the accounts themselves have not historically been easily accessible, and several of them have never appeared in translation in English before now. This collection gathers those accounts, presents them in readable English editions, and gives historical contexts for their content.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geldof, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Sources.

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Geldof holds degrees in History and Library Studies from universities in Canada and the United Kingdom, where he completed his PhD. He has worked as a museum library manager and teacher of undergraduate history and writing. He has previously published in library and book history, martial culture, and historical violence. He currently lives and works in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.