How would an English knight - say, John of Gaunt - react to the modern practice of knighting actors, artists, and the like? Was there an equivalent liberal arts honor? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

How would an English knight - say, John of Gaunt - react to the modern practice of knighting actors, artists, and the like? Was there an equivalent liberal arts honor?

by GreensburgZombie

Searocksandtrees

Hi, I'll leave it for others to comment on John of Gaunt, but fyi there are different kinds of knighthoods. You can get started in this post:

When did Knighthood in the UK stop being about acts of valour and start being about 'celebrities'? - includes links to a few more similar threads