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Shadows of the Cross

By Sky Adler

Shadows of the Cross

By Sky Adler

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Two of the most powerful institutions of the Middle Ages were born on the roads to Jerusalem: the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller. Bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, they became warrior-monks who fought for Christendom and carved a permanent place in the history of Europe and the Crusades.
Yet their shared mission concealed a rivalry that spanned centuries. The Hospitallers, rooted in healing and charity, expanded into sovereign rulers of Rhodes and Malta. The Templars, forged in the crucible of holy war, grew into masters of fortresses and finance-until jealousy and suspicion brought them to a spectacular downfall. Their competition for castles, recruits, and papal favor shaped the Crusades, drove innovation in medicine and banking, and left legacies that endured long after the battlefield was silent.
Shadows of the Cross tells the complete story of this rivalry, tracing how two orders born of faith and necessity defined the age of the Crusades, and how their contrasting fates still echo in legend and history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
218
Release Date:
2025-08-27
Publication Date:
2025-08-27
Publisher:
Independently Published
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
192359317X
ISBN13:
9781923593176
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
323 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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