What is the difference between Transubstantiation and Consubstantiation?
Transubstantion comes from the two Latin words trans (across) and substantiation (substance). Transubstantation is the belief that the...
The Crusades: No Innocent Parties
The Crusades are considered an enigmatic time in history for Christians and Muslims alike. While there has been much fighting between the...
Gaming and Gambling in the Holy Land
The crusaders and settlers in the Latin States – most of whom, in common with inhabitants of any frontier society, had direct experience...
The Crusades: A Very Brief History, 1095-1500
Andrew A. Latham is a Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, Macalester College. He is the author of Theorizing Medieval...
CHARITY AND HOSPITALITY IN MILITARY ORDERS
Although for the majority of the medieval military-religious orders their hospitable function was as important to them as their military...
THE QUEST FOR JERUSALEM 1070-1312
The First Crusade – 1099 From the late eleventh century (1096) until 1291 a continuing influx of pilgrims, armies, peasants and religious...
Knights of Christ? The Templars, Hospitallers and other military orders in the eyes of their contemp
The ORB: On-line reference for Medieval Studies-2016 What were the military orders? The Templars and Hospitallers are the best known of...
Saints or Sinners? The Knights Templar in Medieval Europe
Published in History Today (/archive/history-today/latest) Volume: 44 Issue: 12 What did medieval contemporaries think of military orders...
The Temple of Solomon? Is that what it was? Were the Templars Housed There?
Traditional history claims that the Knights Templar were given residence in the stables of King Solomon’s Temple by the King of...