# The Short And Bloody History Of Knights

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- Book: [The Short And Bloody History Of Knights](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-farman/the-short-and-bloody-history-of-knights) ([The Short And Bloody History Of Knights.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-farman/the-short-and-bloody-history-of-knights.md))
- Authors: [John Farman](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-farman)
- Publisher: rhcp_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4812-114-4
- Published: 2012-04-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

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