{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-knights-of-malta-volume-1-or-the-order-of-the-hospital-of-st-john-of-jerusalem-paperback-9781108066228","title":"A History of the Knights of Malta: Volume 1; Or, The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066228","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Knights of Malta: Volume 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis two-volume work of 1858 traces the development of the military religious order of the Knights Hospitaller.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWhitworth Porter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108066228, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e546 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAt 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, when the knights were outnumbered and ultimately defeated by the attacking Ottoman armies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Origin of chivalry\u003cbr\u003e 2. Regulations for the establishment of the new order\u003cbr\u003e 3. Date of the establishment of the order\u003cbr\u003e 4. Expedition into Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 5. Establishment of the hospital at Margat\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reoccupation of Jerusalem by the Christians\u003cbr\u003e 7. Establishment of the order in Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 8. Villaret establishes his order at Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e 9. The three divisions of the order\u003cbr\u003e 10. Election of Philibert de Naillac\u003cbr\u003e 11. The family of D'Aubusson\u003cbr\u003e 12. Restoration of the fortifications of Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e 13. Election of Almeric Amboise\u003cbr\u003e 14. The second siege of Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e Appendices 1-15.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913306169624,"sku":"9781108066228","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066228i.jpg?v=1696748630","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-knights-of-malta-volume-1-or-the-order-of-the-hospital-of-st-john-of-jerusalem-paperback-9781108066228","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}