| dc.description.abstract | The first chapters of this thesis attempt to isolate the factors
responsible for the making of a Tudor 1aiigt. Birth (noble and
gentle), education, wealth, conrtexiona, reli&.on, activity in
royal service, war, and the general auninons to take up knighthood
are all surveyed and, together with an analysis of the fluctuating
numbers of knights throughout the century, provide material f a
discussion of royal attitudes towards the honour,
Dubbing ceremonies and the occasions deemed suitable are next
described and a discussion of the aigniticance of the ceremonies
for both crown and subject is undertaken.
Finally, a study of the work of knights as members of
parliament, justices of the peace, sheriffs and deputy lieutenants
seeks to determine whether knights had taken up new duties to replace
the moribund military ones, and a brief conclusion suggests how and
wby knighthood was transformed during the century to survive the
decline of feudalism and chivalry. | en_US |
