Category: Chivalry

The historical definition of chivalry would imply a summation of all Knights, Noblemen, and horsemen in Medieval times. Upon breaking down the old French origin of the word, chivalry, boils down to two French words, chevalier and cheval, which mean knight and horse in English respectively. In the past, this is all the word would…

Can anyone remain entirely chivalrous? The medieval institution of knighthood had only one answer for this; to live and die by a code of chivalry that included courage, honour, loyalty and consideration of others was indispensable. The influences of noble love and Christianity expanded the code of chivalry to include complete devotion to the church…

During the 14th Century, when Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, knighthood was generally reserved for upper class members of society. Knights were an integral part of the feudal system and acquired land in exchange for protecting the King. They were bound by the chivalric code, which was a collection of moral standards, such as honor,…

This essay is going to apply a number of theories on two practical issues in todays society first of all in this essay it will evaluate the correspondence between criminality and gender by utilizing the analysis of crime statistics along with applying a series of theoretical approaches namely the chivalry thesis in conjunction with double…