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The Short And Bloody History Of Knights

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Generally regarded as a gentlemanly profession, after extensive research John Farman has discovered the terrible truth about the life of your average Knight.

To start with there's the uniform. A suit of armour not only cost the earth in medieval times but it probably weighed more than a small planet when you put it on.

Best not to mention the chain-mail underwear that was considered the height of fashion at the time.

There was danger involved in everything a Knight was asked to do.

Saving maidens was no mean feat (sometimes they didn't want to be saved!) and jousting might have made a nice day out for all those bored princesses and peasants but lances were pretty lethal, especially if you can't see where you're going in your visor. And I haven't even begun to tell you the real truth about dragons

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Product Details
Red Fox
1849418330 / 9781849418331
Paperback / softback
940.1
23/10/2012
United Kingdom
English
96 p.
20 cm
Reprint. Originally published: 2000.