The Hospitallers in the Medieval Kingdom of Hungary, c. 1150–1387
The origins of a military-religious Order under the spiritual patronage of St. John can be sought in a pilgrim-hospital which was founded in Jerusalem by the 1080s.
Religion, Warfare and Business in Fifteenth Century Rhodes
How did a military-monastic order manage the resources of an island commercially asimportant as that of Rhodes while overcoming the limitations due to its patrimonial struc-tureto cover their defensive needs? In this essay weattempt to answer this question interms of practice and in the light of relationsthatthe Knights maintained with two distinctgroups of merchants: the Catalan-Aragonese and the Florentines.
Nomadic Violence in the First Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Military Orders
That the threat posed by bands of marauders was taken seriously by the early crusader settlers can be seen by some of the barons’ brutal reactions to it.
‘Images of the Other: Venice’s Perception of the Knights of Malta’
The hostile perception which Venice generally entertained of the Knights Hospitallers on Rhodes and Malta was not an attitude which the Republic secretly assumed and secretly endeavoured with much effort to disguise.
A Hospitaller Consilium (1274) and the Explanations Advanced by Military Orders for Problems Confronting them in the Holy Land in the Later Thirteenth Century
The text does not explicitly state which order was responsible for the document, but the consilium provides two indications that it was in fact drawn up by a Hospitaller.
Female Hospitallers in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
These Hospitaller brothers had sisters. The first known sister was Adelaide, who became a female Hospitaller during a chapter meeting of the Hospitallers of Saint-Gilles and Trinquetaille in 1146.
The Sword Brothers – Knights Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights
Listen to the three-part programme The Sword Brothers, broadcast by the CBC radio show Ideas
Motivations and Response to Crusades in the Aegean: c.1300-1350
Since the Fourth Crusade, there had been a permanent Latin settlement in the Aegean made up primarily of the Venetians who had fought alongside the Frankish knights in 1204.
The Great Siege of Malta
Tony Rothman recalls one of the turning points of early modern history, when a heroic defence prevented the rampant Ottoman forces from gaining a strategic foothold in the central Mediterranean.
The Science of Fortification in Malta in the Context of European Architectural Treatises and Military Academies
In order to understand why the fortifications of Malta evolved as they did, we need to study them in the context of the technical publications and military academies of the period.
The Treasure of the Knight Hospitallers in 1530: Reflections and Art Historical Considerations
In 1530 the crusading brotherhood of the Hospitaller Knights of St. John of Jerusalem accepted the offer of the Emperor Charles V to occupy the Maltese Islands and hold them against the Ottomans who were seeking to control the Central Mediterranean
From Jerusalem to Malta: the Hospital’s Character and Evolution
In 1113 Girardus secured an important papal privilege which recognized the Hospital’s independence; its members were considered to be in some sense technically religious and they were given the power to elect their own ruler.
Saints or Sinners? The Knights Templar in Medieval Europe
What did medieval contemporaries think of military orders such as the Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights? Helen Nicholson investigates.
The “Greek” project of the Order of St. John
The “Greek” project of the Order of St. John By Vladislav Ivanov Paper given at the 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2011)…
‘Clash of Civilizations’, Crusades, Knights and Ottomans: an Analysis of Christian-Muslim Interaction in the Mediterranean
‘Clash of Civilizations’, Crusades, Knights and Ottomans: an Analysis of Christian-Muslim Interaction in the Mediterranean Buttigieg,Emanuel (University of Malta) Religion and power in…
Images of the Military Orders, 1128-1291: Spiritual, Secular, Romantic
Whatever confusion may exist among the general public of the present day, the public in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were in no doubt as to the character and function of the military orders of the Holy Land.
RELIGION, WARRIOR ELITES, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
RELIGION, WARRIOR ELITES, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS Hull, Brooks B. and Bold, Frederick Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture 2011 Annual Meeting Abstract In…
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena
Monastery and Monarchy: The Foundation and Patronage of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas and Santa María la Real de Sigena By…
Opposing Identity: Muslims, Christians and the Military Orders in Rural Aragon
Opposing Identity: Muslims, Christians and the Military Orders in Rural Aragon Gerrard, Christopher Medieval Archaeology, Vol.43 (2000) Abstract This paper addresses the issue…
Military orders in Osona during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
Military orders in Osona during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries By Paul H. Freedman Acta historica et archaeologica mediaevalia, No.3 (1982) Introduction: It…
Hospitaller activities in medieval Malta
Hospitaller activities in medieval Malta By Charles Savona-Ventura Malta Medical Journal Volume 19:3 (2007) Introduction: The Medieval Period in the Mediterranean World is…
British historiography on the Crusades and Military Orders: from Barker and Smail to contemporary historians
Medieval historians in Britain are, on the whole, not as insular in their outlook as they once were, but even now the task of persuading them of the significance of crusading in the political life and social fabric of the time does sometimes seem an uphill struggle.
A Pilgrimage of Faith, War, and Charity. The Order of the Hospital from Jerusalem to Malta
A Pilgrimage of Faith, War, and Charity: The Order of the Hospital from Jerusalem to Malta By Victor Mallia-Milanes Religion, Ritual and Mythology Aspects…