The Last Knight Errant~Sir Edward Woodville and the Age of Chivalry

The Last Knight Errant~Sir Edward Woodville and the Age of Chivalry
Sir Edward Woodville was the medieval knight par excellence - except that his life coincided with the beginning of the Renaissance. With this vivid and long-awaited biography, Christopher Wilkins demonstrates how Sir Edward carved out an important role for himself in the 15th century, marrying the old-fashioned values of a chivalric age with the modernising trends that were dramatically re-shaping Europe.