The Medieval Military Orders 11201314
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9781408249581
Description: This addition to the series Seminar studies in history looks at the origins, development and organisation of the military orders during the 12th and 13th centuries, showing how they functioned as a form of religious life and concentrating on their role in the Crusades and in the government and defence of the Christian kingdoms in the Holy Land.