The order of the Temple was a military-religious organisation that was set up to protect pilgrims and settlers in the Holy Land. The Templars believed they were God's warriors fighting on God's behalf and developed a fearsome reputation among the neighbouring Muslim rulers. This book examines the men who joined the order and why they joined it, ...
'The Templar is a fearless knight, who, as the body is covered with iron, so the soul is the defence of the faith. Without doubt, fortified by both arms, he fears neither man nor demon.' St Bernard of Clairvaux. Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years, most of it highly speculative and with no historical foundation. They ...
Helen Nicholson offers a synthesis and summary of the state of knowledge and debates on various aspects of warfare in medieval Catholic Europe between AD 300 and 1500. In this text she provides a general overview of the subject, with greater detail on topics of particular interest. Individual chapters consider the theory of warfare, military ...
This book provides an overview and context of the study of the Crusades for postgraduates and academics. With contributions from leading international scholars, the book covers developments in historical theory from logistics to gender studies as applied to Crusades studies.
This successful textbook, aimed at all drama and combined English and drama secondary teachers, has been written by the leading authorities in this field. This new edition has been fully revised to cover: All new training routes; Changes in legislation; Use of ICT and multimedia resources in teaching; Working with teaching assistants. ...
This is a study of the appearances of the Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights in the French, German and English epic and romance literature of the Middle Ages. It examines their religious roles, such as caring for the sick, their warrior role of fighting Muslims, and examines the role of "Templars" in the Grail romances. It ...
This short study of the history of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta, also known as the Knights Hospitaller, is intended as an introduction to the Order for academics working in other fields, as well as the interested general reader. Beginning with a consideration of the origins of the Order as a hospice for pilgrims in Jerusalem ...
Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years, most of it highly speculative and with no historical foundation. They have been associated with everything from Freemasonry to the Holy Grail, the pyramids, the Shroud of Turin and space travel. A leading specialist in the history of this legendary medieval order now writes a full ...
International Mobility is an anthology of essays by an international team of experts on the travels of the brothers of the international military religious orders: the Templars, Hospitallers, Teutonic Knights and others, during the Middle Ages. The military orders, particularly the Templars and Hospitallers, depended on intense West-East contacts ...
The trial of the Templars in the British Isles (1308-1311) is a largely unexplored area of history. Unlike the trial in France, where the Templars were tortured into confessing to unspeakable activities, in the British Isles there were no burnings and only three confessions after torture. Several Templars went missing, most of whom later ...
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