The Military Religious Orders of the Middle Ages

This book is an account of the rise of Military Religious Orders and a brief insight into the Orders themselves. It discusses how the Orders came about and their influence on past and present civilizations. Partial Contents: The Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitallers, the Egyptiaus, Greeks, Mecca, India, Jews, Christians, Holy Sepulchre, the Empress Helena, Chosroes, Omar, Siege of Constantinople, Eastern Latin Emperor, Moslems, Turks, Peter D'Aubusson Grand Master, Mahomet II, Queen Mary of England, The French Revolution, Napoleon, Palestine, the Teutonic Knights, Portuguese and Spanish orders.