This week, Danièle speaks with Dr. Emma Levitt about tournaments and the joust in the Middle Ages. Dr. Levitt tells us all about how to score a joust, how the tournament changed over time, and how jousting was used to mend fences during the Wars of the Roses.
Emma Levitt is currently a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield. You can visit Emma’s webpage at Academia.edu or follow her on Twitter @EVLevitt
This week, Danièle speaks with Dr. Emma Levitt about tournaments and the joust in the Middle Ages. Dr. Levitt tells us all about how to score a joust, how the tournament changed over time, and how jousting was used to mend fences during the Wars of the Roses.
Emma Levitt is currently a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield. You can visit Emma’s webpage at Academia.edu or follow her on Twitter @EVLevitt
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Top Image: British Library MS Harley 4379 fol. 19v
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