The Last Wandering Knight

The book is dedicated to the life of one of the brightest representatives of European knighthood of the 15th century, a man remembered by his contemporaries for adhering to strict norms and rules, a magnificent tournament fighter and a brave warrior - Jacques de Lalaing. In an era when military affairs were changing literally before their eyes, he became the embodiment of a hero from a chivalric romance and glorified both his homeland and its rulers - the dukes from the House of Valois, carrying out numerous diplomatic missions aimed at strengthening the duchy's influence among European countries and its claims to independence. De Lalaing showed throughout his life that the ideals of chivalry, celebrated in romances centuries before him, are still alive.

The biography of Jacques de Lalaing is the first and undoubtedly the most comprehensive among documents capturing the history of the Burgundian court in all its aspects: from the splendor of its material culture and chivalric institutions to the attempt to establish its political identity on the European stage, becoming a full-fledged monarchy.