Knights

The Necessary Spirit of the Crusader

October 24, 2024

Knight, Lawyer, Governor, Ambassador, Friar, Prisoner, Reformer, Crusader General, Renaissance Saint

October 21, 2024

The day that sparked the Crusades

October 17, 2024

The Crusades – Part VIII

October 10, 2024

The Crusades – Part VII

September 26, 2024

The Crusades – Part VI

September 12, 2024

The Crusades – Part V

September 5, 2024

The Crusades – Part IV

August 29, 2024

The Crusades – Part III

August 22, 2024

The Knights of St. John capture Rhodes and establish their sovereignty

August 15, 2024

The Crusades – Part II

August 15, 2024

The Crusades – Part I

August 12, 2024

Knights Were Dubbed After Battle

June 24, 2024

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man: Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette

May 16, 2024

Medieval Noble Parents Gave Their Boys Heroic Role Models

May 13, 2024

A Knight’s Tenth Commandment: Combat All Evil, Defend All That Is Good

April 29, 2024

The Knights of Aviz and Their Cistercian Founder – December 23

December 21, 2023

Our Lady of Joy – December 2

November 30, 2023

The Crusades – Part I

November 16, 2023

A Chaplain Is Admitted Into the Order of Malta

August 31, 2023

A Knight’s Tenth Commandment: Combat All Evil, Defend All That Is Good

June 1, 2023

December 2 – Cause of Our Joy

December 1, 2022

November 25 – The day a 16 year old invalid and a handful of men defeated a huge professional army

November 24, 2022

The Enemies of El Cid Poison King Alfonso VI of Castile Against Him Again

November 3, 2022

October 18 – The day that sparked the Crusades

October 17, 2022

Glory of the Military Orders in the Holy Land

October 13, 2022

Three Military Orders Are Born in the Holy Land

September 29, 2022

How El Cid Tuned a Cowardly Knight Into a Hero

September 8, 2022

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man: Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette

September 8, 2022

El Cid Becomes Lord of Valencia

August 25, 2022

August 21 – La Vallete

August 18, 2022

August 15 – The Knights of St. John capture Rhodes and establish their sovereignty

August 11, 2022

The Almoravid King of Seville Attacks El Cid in Valencia and Is Routed

July 21, 2022

July 16 – Catholic Spain’s fate in the balance at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

July 14, 2022

July 16 – Alfonso VIII of Castile crushes the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa

July 14, 2022

July 13 – The Crusaders attack Jerusalem

July 11, 2022

June 7 – The Crusaders reach the walls of Jerusalem

June 6, 2022

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man: Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette

May 16, 2022

April 4 – Grandmother of the Templars

March 31, 2022

The Cid Captures Alcocer, Making It His Base of Operations Against the Moors

December 2, 2021

November 25 – The day a 16 year old invalid and a handful of men defeated a huge professional army

November 22, 2021

October 18 – The day that sparked the Crusades

October 14, 2021

The Cid Captures Castrejon To Supply His Troops

September 16, 2021

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man: Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette

September 9, 2021

September 7: Richard the Lionheart defeats Saladin at Arsuf – Video

September 6, 2021

August 15 – The Knights of St. John capture Rhodes and establish their sovereignty

August 12, 2021

July 16 – Catholic Spain’s fate in the balance at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

July 15, 2021

July 16 – Alfonso VIII of Castile crushes the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa

July 15, 2021

A Miracle of the True Cross Saves King Baldwin III of Jerusalem From Disaster During a Rash and Unjust Military Expedition

June 10, 2021

June 7 – The Crusaders reach the walls of Jerusalem

June 3, 2021

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man: Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette

May 17, 2021

May 16 – Leper King

May 13, 2021

April 29 – The Templars, Knights of Calatrava, of St. Lazarus, of Alcantara, of Avis, of St. Maurice, all trace their existence to this austere monk

April 26, 2021

April 4 – Grandmother of the Templars

April 1, 2021

The Sublime Glory of the Holy Land’s Military Orders

March 18, 2021

January 17 – Sister of the Grand Master of Malta

January 14, 2021

December 23 – The Knights of Aviz and Their Cistercian Founder

December 21, 2020

December 2 – Cause of Our Joy

November 30, 2020

In Egypt, Saint Louis IX of France Storms Ashore With the Seventh Crusade

September 17, 2020

August 15 – The Knights of St. John capture Rhodes and establish their sovereignty

August 13, 2020

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