The History of Chivalry; Or, Knighthood and Its Times, Volume 2 (of 2)
John Stuart Mill · en
_Arthur_, his knightly honour, I. 132. note.
Discovery of his remains at Glastonbury, account of, I. 375.
His court the school of chivalric virtue, 376.
His generosity to his knights, 376. note.
See _Round Table_.
_Athenæus_, his singular testimony to a state of chivalry, I. 6.
_Auberoch_, beleagured by the French, and chivalrously relieved by the
English, II. 31.
_Audley_, Sir James, interesting story of his heroic achievements and of
his generosity, II. 43.
_Axe_, the battle, I. 67.
Description of King Richard's, 68. note.
B.
_Bachelor_, various meanings of the word, I. 19. 45.
_Bacinet_, I. 91.
_Baked meats_, fondness of people for them in the olden time, I. 191.
and note.
_Ball_, the, after a tournament, I. 284.
_Band_, Spanish order of the, objects of the order, I. 367.
Interesting, as descriptive of the state of Spanish manners, ib.
Its fine chivalry to woman, I. 369.
_Banneret_, qualification of a knight, I. 16.
His privileges, 17.
See _Chandos_.
_Bannockburn_, battle of, I. 407.
_Barriers_, description of, I. 124. note.
Singular battles at the, I. 124. 127.
_Bath_, order of, ceremonies used at the ancient creation of knights of,
II. 150. 91, &c.
Modern ceremonies, I. 364.
Absurdity of our heralds' dogmatic positiveness regarding the æra of
the order's foundation, II. 91. note.
_Batre_, Claude de, a French knight. His joust with Maximilian I. of
Germany, II. 315.
_Bauldrick_, description of the, I. 73.
_Bayard_, the chivalric, his early years, II. 217.
Enters the service of the kings of France, 218.
His valiancy, ib.
His humanity, 219.
His gallantry, ib.
Holds a tournament in honour of the ladies, 220.
His death, 222.
_Beauty_, knights fought to assert the superiority of their mistress's
beauty, I. 209.
The practice apparently absurd, but reason why it should not be too
severely censured, II. 211.
_Black Prince_, his conduct at Limoges, I. 132.
His courtesy, II. 11. 16.
His liberality, II. 45.
His deportment to Peter the Cruel, II. 185.
Not a favorite with the nobility in the English possessions in France,
II. 191.
His cruelty to Du Guesclin, ib.
_Blois_, Charles of, his contention with Jane de Mountfort for the duchy
of Brittany, I. 239.
_Blue_, the colour of constancy in days of chivalry, I. 275. note.
See _Stocking_.
_Bonaparte_, his generousness to a descendant of Du Guesclin, II. 203.
_Bonnelance_, Sir John, his remarkable courtesy to the ladies, I. 199.
_Boucmell_, John, his joust with an English squire, I. 294.
_Bourbon_, singular mode by which a Duke of, gained a fortress, I. 59.
----, order of, account of, I. 371.
_Boucicant_, Marshal, his outrageous reverence for women, I. 223. note.
His joust at St. Ingelbertes, near Calais, 303, &c.