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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 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

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

The Crazy Crusader: William I of Guelders and Jülich

The coat of arms of William I, duke of Guelders and Jülich

William of Guelders was a five-time crusader, the first continental Knight of the Garter, and pilgrim to the Holy Land. He befriended the Teutonic Grand Master and the Holy Roman Emperor.

January 18, 2022
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The World On A String: Europeans on the Silk Road

The Silk Road connected China and Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Both middlemen merchants and expansive emperors grew rich by controlling this trade route.