The Teutonic Knights: Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation - Rilegato

Libro 9 di 10: Medieval Lives

Pluskowski, Aleksander

 
9781789148688: The Teutonic Knights: Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation

Sinossi

A gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order.
 
This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the knights of the Teutonic Order, the last of the great military orders established in the twelfth century. The book traces the Order’s evolution from a crusader field hospital into a major territorial ruler in northeastern Europe. Notably, the knights constructed distinctive fortified convents, including their headquarters in Western Christendom’s largest castle. The narrative concludes with the Order’s fifteenth-century decline due to the combined effects of a devastating war with Poland-Lithuania and the Protestant Reformation. The result is an accessible overview of this pivotal corporation in European history.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Informazioni sull?autore

Aleksander Pluskowski is professor of medieval archaeology at the University of Reading. His publications include The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade: Holy War and Colonisation.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.