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Chapter 1: LEGENDS OF LOVE AND CHIVALRY. Knights of England, France, and Scotland.
By Henry William Herbert
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A collection of romanticized medieval legends and historical sketches that dramatize episodes of chivalry, love, revenge, and faith among knights and noble houses across England, France, and Scotland. Sections group tales of the Norman conquest, Crusading ventures, feudal disputes, and Scottish court intrigues, presenting both battlefield action and intimate personal trials. Narratives vary between short legendary tales and longer historical passages, often focusing on honor, loyalty, tragic consequences of pride, and the interplay of private passion with public duty. The tone blends romantic embellishment with descriptive detail to evoke medieval settings and social codes rather than strict archival history.

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Title: The Knights of England, France, and Scotland

Author: Henry William Herbert

Release date: April 25, 2018 [eBook #57045]

Language: English

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LEGENDS
OF
LOVE AND CHIVALRY.
Knights of England, France, and Scotland.

THE
KNIGHTS
OF
ENGLAND, FRANCE,
AND
SCOTLAND.

BY
HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT,

AUTHOR OF “THE CAVALIERS OF ENGLAND”—“THE ROMAN TRAITOR”—“CROMWELL,”
“THE BROTHERS”—“CAPTAINS OF THE OLD WORLD,” ETC.

REDFIELD,
CLINTON HALL, NEW YORK
1852.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852,
By J. S. REDFIELD,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Southern
District of New York.

STEREOTYPED BY C. C. SAVAGE,
13 Chambers Street, N. Y.