Knightly Memories - Remembering and Reinventing the Military Orders in Britain

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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).

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Siberry, Siberry Elizabeth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032011189
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201118-9
• No. of pages: 114
• Series: The Military Religious Orders
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, Western Europe, Western Continental Europe