Medievalists.net » Hospitallers http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Books: 5 Great New Releases! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:56:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62481 Black Friday is around the corner - here are a few books that have just been released!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/12/medieval-books-5-great-new-releases/feed/ 0 How far were the Military Orders responsible for the results of the Third Crusade? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/how-far-were-the-military-orders-responsible-for-the-results-of-the-third-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/how-far-were-the-military-orders-responsible-for-the-results-of-the-third-crusade/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58173 In order to assess how responsible the Military Orders were for the results of the Third Crusade this article will be structured by the analysis of three key areas in which they played a part; the siege of Acre, the march to Jaffa and their other military contributions, and their role as councillors to King Richard I of England.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/how-far-were-the-military-orders-responsible-for-the-results-of-the-third-crusade/feed/ 0 De Valette’s Battlesword http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/01/de-valettes-battlesword/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/01/de-valettes-battlesword/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:31:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57318 This Hospitaller sword is shrouded in mystery, but it is well known and it is, in any case, still in Malta.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/01/de-valettes-battlesword/feed/ 0 Templars, Hospitallers, and 12th-Century Popes: The Maltese Evidence http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/templars-hospitallers-and-12th-century-popes-the-maltese-evidence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/templars-hospitallers-and-12th-century-popes-the-maltese-evidence/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56995 To date, scholars have cataloged approximately 1,000 pre-1198 papal documents for Templars and Hospitallers, including deperdita (lost documents, inferred from other, still existing documents), as well as forgeries and falsifications.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/templars-hospitallers-and-12th-century-popes-the-maltese-evidence/feed/ 0 Steamy Syrian Scandals: Matthew Paris on the Templars and Hospitallers http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/30/steamy-syrian-scandals-matthew-paris-templars-hospitallers/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/30/steamy-syrian-scandals-matthew-paris-templars-hospitallers/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 06:46:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55065 Matthew Paris is a major source of information on the Templars and Hospitallers. But we ask: ‘How far can this Mad Monk be trusted? Was he in the pay of the Evil Emperor?’

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/30/steamy-syrian-scandals-matthew-paris-templars-hospitallers/feed/ 0 Strange Bedfellows : The Rise of the Military Religious Orders in the Twelfth Century http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/27/strange-bedfellows-rise-military-religious-orders-twelfth-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/27/strange-bedfellows-rise-military-religious-orders-twelfth-century/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 22:31:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54445 Although they were devout members of a pacifist religion, they were also its dominant military force. By the most basic tenants of Christianity, the Military Orders should never have existed.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/27/strange-bedfellows-rise-military-religious-orders-twelfth-century/feed/ 0 The impact of the crusading movement in Scotland, 1095-c.1560 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/15/impact-crusading-movement-scotland-1095-c-1560/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/15/impact-crusading-movement-scotland-1095-c-1560/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:22:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47625 The involvement of Scots in the Crusades has never been studied in detail either by historians of Scotland or of the Crusades, but it is hoped that the present thesis will show such a detailed study to be worthwhile.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/15/impact-crusading-movement-scotland-1095-c-1560/feed/ 0 Crusader hospital discovered in Jerusalem http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/08/crusader-hospital-discovered-in-jerusalem/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/08/crusader-hospital-discovered-in-jerusalem/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:32:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42703 The remains of a large hospital from the Crusader period have been discovered in the heart of Old Jerusalem, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. Later this year the public will be to visit part of the structure when the site is turned into a restaurant.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/08/crusader-hospital-discovered-in-jerusalem/feed/ 0 Negotiation and warfare: The Hospitallers of Rhodes around and after the Fall of Constantinople (1426–1480) http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/20/negotiation-and-warfare-the-hospitallers-of-rhodes-around-and-after-the-fall-of-constantinople-1426-1480/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/20/negotiation-and-warfare-the-hospitallers-of-rhodes-around-and-after-the-fall-of-constantinople-1426-1480/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:12:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41748 At the beginning of the 14th century, the Order of the Hospital, unlike the Temple, had managed to safeguard its image as a religious military order still able to pursue its mission to fight against the enemies of the Christian faith.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/20/negotiation-and-warfare-the-hospitallers-of-rhodes-around-and-after-the-fall-of-constantinople-1426-1480/feed/ 0 The Participation of the Military Orders in Truces with Muslims in the Holy Land and Spain during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/10/the-participation-of-the-military-orders-in-truces-with-muslims-in-the-holy-land-and-spain-during-the-twelfth-and-thirteenth-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/06/10/the-participation-of-the-military-orders-in-truces-with-muslims-in-the-holy-land-and-spain-during-the-twelfth-and-thirteenth-centuries/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:37:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41584 Although the military orders’ primary function was to fiŠght against the inŠfidel, warfare in the Middle Ages was never continuous, as armies could not be kept in the Šfield indeŠfinitely, and when there was an imbalance of power between Christians and Muslims it was in the interests of the weaker side to seek truces, even at the expense of concessions.

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