Autorentext

Elizabeth Siberry is an independent scholar who has written books, chapters, and many journal articles on the memory and legacy of the Crusades and military orders in Britain, including the volumes The New Crusaders: Images of the Crusades (2000) and Tales of the Crusaders (2021).

Klappentext

This is the first book-length study of the legacy and memory of the main military orders in Britain, the Templars and Knights of St. John. It provides a survey from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries using hitherto neglected sources and identifies areas for further research and analysis.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Knightly Reading: Historiography, reading and reception 2. Material memory: Churches and memorials 3.. Reinventing knights 4. Literary knights 5. Conclusion