The Templars and the Hospitallers played a huge role in the defence of the Crusader States and thus their survival for two precarious centuries. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble explores the ways in which the Military Orders supported the Franks of Outremer’s efforts through both their martial exploits in the Near East and their economic endeavours in the West. Were the Orders Outremer’s main means of defence?
This episode is the first in a mini-series of three. The complete mini-series includes:
Ep.1: What role did the Templars and Hospitallers play?
Ep.2: What role did the Franks’ own tactics and strategy play?
Ep.3: SPECIAL EPISODE: Steve Tibble discusses his new book on the British Templars
This mini-series is based on Dr Steve Tibble's:
Templars: The knights who made Britain
Other recommended works by Dr Steve Tibble:
Crusader Criminals: The Knights who went Rogue in the Holy Land
Further reading:
Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)
Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204
Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History
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Music by Aroshanti.
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