The Order of the Garter 1348-1461 Chivalry and Politics in Late Medieval England

by Collins, Hugh E. L.

• ISBN13: 9780198208174
• ISBN10: 0198208170
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-13
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	x
Introduction	1	(5)
The Foundation of the Garter	6	(28)
The Companions of the Garter, 1348-1461	34	(52)
The Garter in Fourteenth-Century Politics, 1350-1399	86	(21)
The Garter in Fifteenth-Century Politics, 1400-1461	107	(48)
The Diplomatic Role of the Garter	155	(32)
The Sovereign and the Garter	187	(47)
Projections and Perceptions of the Garter	234	(45)
Conclusion	279	(9)
Appendices	288	(16)
I. Succession of Garter Elections, 1348-1461	288	(8)
II. Knights-Bachelor and Bannerets, 1350-1461	296	(4)
III. Stranger-Knights, 1350-1461	300	(1)
IV. Ladies of the Fraternity of St George, 1348-1461	301	(3)
Bibliography	304	(13)
Index	317