Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Season 1 Episode 27 Marie of Champagne Promotes Romantic Love
0.0048 minutes
The ideas of chivalry and “romantic love” have been a distinctive feature of Western culture for centuries, but where did they begin? One point of origin is through the patronage of Marie of Champagne. See how her influence shaped literature through the artists she supported, including the originator of the Arthurian romance, Chretien de Troyes.