Part I. An approach to chivalry: was it real and practical?
The reality of medieval chivalry
Models of medieval chivalry
Part II. Three broad chronological phases
Phase one: knighthood becoming chivalry
Phase two: knighthood and chivalry fuse
Phase three: chivalry beyond formal knighthood
Part III. The privileged practice of violence
Part IV. Chivalry, governing institutions and ideals
Chivalry in dialogue with religious ideals
Part V. The world of chivalric emotions
Love and amity, men and women
Anger, wrath, fear, thirst for vengence.