The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England (Oxford Historical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Hugh E. L. Collins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198208170 | ISBN-13: 978-0198208174 | Publication Date: July 13, 2000

This is the first scholarly study of the political role of the Order of the Garter during the late middle ages. Hugh Collins's examination of the Garter's pragmatic considerations and knightly ideas reveals the extent to which political society in the late middle ages founded its ambitions and aspirations on the cult of chivalry.

Editorial Reviews

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`Literary scholars will learn more about the medieval Order of the Garter from this book than from any other, and they will profit from the expertise of a historian' Medium Aevum

`informative and richly documented chapter on the ceremonial life of the Garter' Medium Aevum LXX.1

`valuable' Medium Aevum LXX.1

`synthesis and judicious interpretation of the facts' Medium Aevum LXX.1

`Collins has produced a succinct account which no student of the political, martial and chivalric world of the late middle ages can ignore.' History, vol. 86, no. 284

`a detailed and valuable study' History, vol. 86, no. 284

`well-organized and lucidly written.' S. Issac, Choice March 2001

`Collins usefully reviews opinions on the foundation of the Order and the date of the earliest redaction of the Statutes' TLS

About the Author

Research analyst, Ashurst Morris Crisp (London law firm)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198208170
• ISBN-13: 978-0198208174
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking research, March 21, 2001

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This review is from: The Order of the Garter 1348-1461: Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England (Oxford Historical Monographs) (Hardcover)

This is a fascinating study of a previously unexamined area of medieval history. It seeks with some success to reconcile our understanding of the relationship between the aspirational and idealistic world of chivalry with the pragmatic and at some times brutal world of medieval Europe. Focusing in particular on the order of the Garter during the later Middle Ages, it discusses how the politic functions of the order operated within a structure of ideals that embraced the highest aspirations of the chivalric ethos. All in all an inspired work of scholarship.