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Crusader, Hospitaller

Hospitaller History (3): Finances, Technology & Propaganda

The Hospitaller port of Valletta, on Malta

The sinews of war are infinite money, so the Hospitallers basically never had enough. Propaganda, then, was a useful means to increase their income.

February 10, 2023

Hospitaller, Crusader

Hospitaller History (2): The Knights as Medics and Doctors

A Hospitaller medic tending to a wounded Knight Templar

Tending to the sick was quintessential to the Order of the Hospital, but how did Hospitaller healthcare actually work in an age before modern medicine?

January 27, 2023

Crusader, Hospitaller

Hospitaller History (1): An International NGO in the Middle Ages

Map of the possessions of the Knights Hospitaller around 1300 CE

The Knights Hospitaller started with an infirmary in Jerusalem but soon formed an extensive network throughout medieval Europe, comparable to a modern NGO.

January 16, 2023

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Hospitaller History (3): Finances, Technology & Propaganda

Hospitaller History (2): The Knights as Medics and Doctors

Hospitaller History (1): An International NGO in the Middle Ages

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Hospitaller History (3): Finances, Technology & Propaganda

Hospitaller History (2): The Knights as Medics and Doctors

Hospitaller History (1): An International NGO in the Middle Ages

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