The tournaments, the battles, the 'homage' paid to the most illustrious families, the matrimonial strategies. These are the stages through which the Cadet William rises up the social ladder, carrying out the four main virtues: courage, loyalty, courtesy, generosity.
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Georges Duby
Georges Duby (b. 1919 d. 1996) is one of the greatest historians of the Middle Ages. For over twenty years he taught at the Collège de France. Together with Michelle Perrot, he edited the five volumes of the History of Women in The West and Images of Women. With Philippe Ariès he edited the Private Life series.
