The Military Orders from the Twelfth to the Early Fourteenth Centuries Paperback / softback
by Alan Forey
Part of the New Studies in Medieval History series
Paperback / softback
Description
This comprehensive survey of the military orders is based on a wide range of primary sources.
Besides giving a clear account of the emergence of the orders, it investigates their military significance and the ways in which they obtained necessary funds and manpower.
Their governmental structure and daily life are examined, together with the increasing criticisms they faced in the thirteenth century.
The book ends with a discussion of the fall of the Templars and the changing roles of other orders in the early fourteenth century.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, XIV, 292 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:12/12/1991
- Category:
- ISBN:9780333462355
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, XIV, 292 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:12/12/1991
- Category:
- ISBN:9780333462355
