Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

Marie of Champagne Promotes Romantic Love (1x27)

: 01, 2019

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, Chrétien de Troyes.