A History of the Knights of Malta 2 Volume Set

Or, The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

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Onbekend, 1086 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9781108066242
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At the close of the Napoleonic Wars, Malta officially became part of the British Empire in 1814. As the British presence there increased, so too did public interest in the island's history, particularly the military religious order of the Knights Hospitaller. In 1858, the army officer Whitworth Porter (1827–92) published this two-volume work, tracing the fortunes of the order since its establishment following the First Crusade. Incorporating details of the knights' social habits and customs into his narrative, Porter also provides supplementary material such as royal and papal documents in translation. Volume 1 focuses on the centuries of warfare between the order and the forces of Islam, from its beginnings in the Holy Land through to the second siege of Rhodes in 1522. Volume 2 relates the surrender of Rhodes and the order's eventual relocation to Malta. The coverage extends to the blockade of Valletta, then under French control, at the end of the eighteenth century.

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ISBN13:9781108066242
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:onbekend
Aantal pagina's:1086

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Volume 1: Preface; 1. Origin of chivalry; 2. Regulations for the establishment of the new order; 3. Date of the establishment of the order; 4. Expedition into Egypt; 5. Establishment of the hospital at Margat; 6. Reoccupation of Jerusalem by the Christians; 7. Establishment of the order in Cyprus; 8. Villaret establishes his order at Rhodes; 9. The three divisions of the order; 10. Election of Philibert de Naillac; 11. The family of D'Aubusson; 12. Restoration of the fortifications of Rhodes; 13. Election of Almeric Amboise; 14. The second siege of Rhodes; Appendices 1-15. Volume 2: 15. Surrender of Rhodes and departure of the order for Candia; 16. Election of Peter Dupont; 17. The siege of Malta; 18. Conclusion of the siege of Malta; 19. Return of the Turkish army to Constantinople; 20. Political position of the Grand Master; 21. The career of a knight; 22. The order in England; 23. Alof de Vignacourt; 24. Gregory Caraffa; 25. The French Revolution; Appendices 16-24; Index.

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