Behind the romance of chivalry is a great deal of history.   Any survey of the facts runs the danger of turning into a history of the entire High and Late Middle Ages.

This section of the KCT Resource Library has a more modest aim:   to provide links to the most interesting documents, historical accounts, and modern commentaries available either on this site or elsewhere on the Web.

A unique feature of KCT is the Deeds of Arms collection, which features a number of contemporary accounts of jousts, tournaments, and other faits d'armes of the fourteenth century.  Where possible, both the original text and a modern English translation are provided.

The institutions of knighthood and chivalry, and the question of "feudalism."
Historical tournaments, jousts, and deeds of arms and the Deeds of Arms collection.
Arms, armor, and military equipment
Historical battles and campaigns
The literature of chivalry and romance
General history sites for further research