Title: Excavations at the Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London /
Authors: Sloane, Barney.; Malcolm, Gordon.
Publisher: Museum of London Archaeology Service,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Knights of Malta; Priories England London History.; Excavations (Archaeology) England London History.; Christian antiquities England London.; Archaeology, Medieval England London.; Clerkenwell (London, England) Antiquities.
Abstract: "The Knights of St. John, or the Knights Hospitaller, were one of the most famous Christian military orders. Their humble origins lay in helping early pilgrims at Jerusalem from the turn of the 12th century, but they developed into a true multi-national organisation with headquarters in almost all European countries. The Priory of England was centred at Clerkenwell, in London, where the surviving medieval crypt and Tudor gatehouse are well-known landmarks."