Teutonic Knights : Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation, Hardcover by Plu...

Teutonic Knights : Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation, Hardcover by Pluskowski, Aleksander, ISBN 1789148685, ISBN-13 9781789148688, Like New Used, Free shipping in the USA gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order. This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the knights of the Teutonic Order, the last of the great military orders established in the twelfth century. Th traces the Order’s evolution from a crusader field hospital into a major territorial ruler in northeastern Europe. Notably, the knights constructed distinctive fortified convents, including their headquarters in Western Christendom’s largest castle. The narrative concludes with the Order’s fifteenth-century decline due to the combined effects of a devastating war with Poland-Lithuania and the Protestant Reformation. The result is an accessible overview of this pivotal corporation in European history.