{"product_id":"history-of-the-knights-of-malta-volume-2-or-the-order-of-the-hospital-of-st-john-of-jerusalem-paperback-9781108066235","title":"History of the Knights of Malta: Volume 2; Or, The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066235","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of the Knights of Malta: Volume 2\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\"\u003e9781108066235, 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\"\u003e540 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 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 2 opens in 1522 with the surrender of Rhodes, followed by the order's eventual relocation to Malta, which the Ottomans besieged without success in 1565. The coverage extends to the blockade of Valletta, then under French control, at the end of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e15. Surrender of Rhodes and departure of the order for Candia\u003cbr\u003e 16. Election of Peter Dupont\u003cbr\u003e 17. The siege of Malta\u003cbr\u003e 18. Conclusion of the siege of Malta\u003cbr\u003e 19. Return of the Turkish army to Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e 20. Political position of the Grand Master\u003cbr\u003e 21. The career of a knight\u003cbr\u003e 22. The order in England\u003cbr\u003e 23. Alof de Vignacourt\u003cbr\u003e 24. Gregory Caraffa\u003cbr\u003e 25. The French Revolution\u003cbr\u003e Appendices 16-24\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":45913268453656,"sku":"9781108066235","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066235i.jpg?v=1696748610","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-knights-of-malta-volume-2-or-the-order-of-the-hospital-of-st-john-of-jerusalem-paperback-9781108066235","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}