Why read Eyewitness Knight?

Book cover of Eyewitness Knight: Explore the Lives of Medieval Mounted Warriors-from the Battlefield to the Banquet Table

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Enter the world of chivalrous horseback warriors and learn what it takes to become a knight.

Eyewitness Knight follows the journey of a knight in making, from being a page or a squire at an early age undergoing rigorous training before making it to the ceremony of dubbing. With this…

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1 author picked Eyewitness Knight as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Hope Carolle

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Are you fascinated by knights in shining armor? This is the illustrated book for you.

Yes, it’s a book essentially for kids, but I found it incredibly useful for my research on everything from jousting to armory, from swords to riding armed on horseback. It also has a useful timeline in the back that gives useful dates from Charlemagne’s use of mounted warriors to the use of squires, crusades, tournaments, and the end of the era in the 1600s.

From Hope's list on surviving and thriving in Medieval England.