The German imperial knights were branded disobedient, criminal, or treasonous, but instead of finding themselves on the wrong side of history, they resisted mar

This is a study of Central European nobles in revolution. As one of Germany's richest, most insular and most autonomous nobilities, the Free Knights in Electora

This is a thorough and original study of German knighthood as a class in its medieval heyday. Arnold draws on a rich array of descriptive detail from the lives

... A three-volume reassessment of the last five centuries of German history ...

Gotz von Berlichingen's autobiography is the first autobiography of a German knight. It was originally published between 1556 and 1562. Gotz was known for the f