1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The image of the knight in shining armour has had a very long shadow in Western culture,&amp;nbsp;from King Arthur to Monty Python.&amp;nbsp; The reality of life for medieval knights, obsessed with honour and reputation is the subject of this episode.&amp;nbsp; We meet a real Spanish knight, Suero de Quinones, who wore an iron collar and broke hundreds of lances for the love of a lady.&amp;nbsp; What was courtly love and how did it work?&amp;nbsp; How were jousting&amp;nbsp;matches organised? Enter the world of a medieval knight!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Villains and Virgins History Podcast http://villainsandvirgins.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36820175/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/189112415