From their humble beginnings in Jerusalem as a late eleventh-century hospital and an early twelfth-century pilgrim escort, Hospitallers and Templars evolved int

As the oldest of the military religious orders and the one with an unexpected and dramatic downfall, the knighthood of the Templars continues to fascinate acade

Much has been written about the Knights Templar; their code of conduct, their way of life, the battles and political machinations that took place, the trials wh

As one of the greatest of the military orders that were generated in the Church, the Order of the Hospital of St John was a major landowner and a significant po

Forty papers link the study of the military orders’ cultural life and output with their involvement in political and social conflicts during the medieval and