Courts of Chivalry and Admiralty in Late Medieval Europe

ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal Palaces. ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal Palaces. JULIAN LUXFORD is Professor in the School of Art History at the University of St Andrews. RALPH MOFFAT is the Curator of European Arms and Armour at Glasgow Museums. He is responsible for the care of, research, and dissemination of information on the people of this City's collection. RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages.

• Introduction - Anthony Musson and Nigel RamsayHeralds and the Court of Chivalry: From Collective Memory to Formal Institutions - Richard BarberFrench Armorial Disputes and Controls - Laurent HablotArt, Objects and Ideas in the Records of the Medieval Court of Chivalry - Julian LuxfordSir Robert Grosvenor and the Scrope-Grosvenor Controversy - Philip MorganFrom Brittany to the Black Sea: Nicholas Sabraham and English Military Experience in the Fourteenth Century - Andrew Ayton'Armed and redy to come to the felde': Arming for the Judicial Duel in Fifteenth-Century England - Ralph MoffatThe Jurisdiction of the Constable and Marshals of France in the Later Middle Ages - Bertrand SchnerbThe Origins and Jurisdiction of the English Court of Admiralty in the Fourteenth Century - Thomas K. Heebøll-HolmThe Consulate of the Sea and its Fortunes in Late Medieval Mediterranean Countries - Lorenzo TanziniThe Admiralty and Constableship of England in the Later Fifteenth Century. The Operation and Development of these Offices, 1462-85, Under Richard, Duke of Gloucester and King of England - Anne F. SuttonSome Dubious Beliefs about Medieval Prize Law - John D Ford

A worthwhile volume with some excellent papers. Even scholars working in the area will find something new and for others it is a good starting point.