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Chivalry: everything you wanted to know

Chivalry: everything you wanted to know

Lydia Zeldenrust answers listener questions on the idealised code of knightly conduct that arose during the medieval era

Published: February 4, 2024 at 7:37 AM

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Where does the word "chivalry" come from? How should an honourable knight treat his vanquished foes? And do chivalric ideals underlie modern-day misogyny? In our latest Everything you wanted to know episode, medievalist Lydia Zeldenrust answers listener questions on the idealised code of knightly conduct that arose during the medieval era, in conversation with Rebecca Franks.