{"product_id":"the-knight-in-history-9780060914134","title":"The Knight in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, \u003cem\u003eThe Knight in History\u003c\/em\u003e, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of \u003cem\u003eLife in a Medieval Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood--exploring the knight's earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture's most iconic hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Gies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.51w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060914134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGies, Frances:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances (1915-2013) and Joseph (1916-2006) Gies were the world's bestselling historians of medieval Europe. Together and separately, they wrote more than twenty books, which col-lectively have sold more than a million copies. They lived in Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110583730291,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_afd8fc47-9c9a-48b0-9d36-7644e1cc9b7a.jpg?v=1748980402","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-knight-in-history-9780060914134","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}