The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565
Book description
A new survey of major Templar landholdings offers fresh insights into key questions about their medieval history.
Much has been written about the history of the Knights Templar, the legendary Order of military monks. Far less attention, however, has been paid to the Templar estates in Western Christendom which supported…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Where did the Templars get the resources to build and maintain castles in the Holy Land and carry on their warfare against the enemies of Christendom? This book focuses on the Templars’ extensive properties in Lincolnshire, England, to show how the Templars generated wealth from their vast estates across Europe.
Using the Templars’ own record of their English holdings in 1185 and the English government records from the Templar trial period, 1308–13, Jefferson produces a fascinating study of Templar land- and people-management, showing that the Templars were at least as effective as farmers and managers as they were as warriors.…
From Helen's list on the real history of the Knights Templar.
If you love The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565...
Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS
When I was writing this book, several of my friends jokingly called it the Nazi baby book, with one insisting it would make a great title. Nazi Babies – admittedly, that is a catchy title, but that’s not exactly what my book is about. SS babies would be slightly more…
Want books like The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 38 books like The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565.
Browse books like The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,588
readers submitted
so far, will you?
