Fleet of the Order of St. John, 1530-1798
Author: Joe M. Wismayer
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Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9789990975314
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Author: Joe M. Wismayer
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Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9789990975314
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Galea
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9789995738853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gelina Harlaftis
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2017-10-18
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 1786949083
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study seeks to correct the underrepresentation of Mediterranean maritime history in academic publications, in attempt to understand the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment in which maritime activity takes place, by compiling ten essays from maritime historians concerning Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, and Israel. The aim of the collection is to provide an insight into Mediterranean maritime history to those who could not previously access such information due to language barriers or difficulty securing non-English publications; some of the essays have translated into English specifically for this publication. The majority of the essays concern the Early Modern period, and the remainder concern the contemporary.
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 31
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Bigsby
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Published: 1869
Total Pages: 274
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Emanuel Buttigieg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-06
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1317111966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the heart of this volume is a concern with exploring levels of interaction between two particular objects of study, islands on the one hand, and military orders on the other. According to Fernand Braudel, islands are, ’often brutally’, caught ’between the two opposite poles of archaism and innovation.’ What happened when these particular environments interacted with the Military Orders? The various contributions in this volume address this question from a variety of angles. 1291 was a significant year for the main military orders: uprooted from their foundations in the Holy Land, they took refuge on Cyprus and in the following years found themselves vulnerable to those who questioned the validity of their continued existence. The Teutonic Order negated this by successfully transferring their headquarters to Prussia; the Knights Templar, however, faced suppression. Meanwhile, the Knights Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes assured both their survival and independence. Islands are often, by definition, seen to be embodiments of 'insularity', of an effort to be separate, distinct, cut-off. Military Orders are, conversely, international in scope, nature and personnel, the 'first international orders of the Church', as they have often been described. Therein lies the crux of the matter: how did insular outposts and international institutions come together to forge distinct and often successful experiments? Hospitaller Rhodes and Malta still impress with their magnificent architectural heritage, but their success went beyond stone and mortar and the story of islands and military orders, as will be clearly shown in this volume, also goes beyond these two small islands. The interaction between the two levels - insulation and internationalisation - and the interstices therein, created spaces conducive to both dynamism and stability as military orders and islands adapted to each other's demands, limitations and opportunities.
Author: Ray Gatt
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-05-14
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1040037011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book details the origin of the Grand Hospitaller Priory of Messina. It discusses a breadth of themes, such as the historiography, the Hospitaller’s European commandery and Sicilian patrimony, its management and organization in the seventeenth century, its religious practices, and the prioral mansion in Messina. The final chapter includes a detailed account of the 1674 Messina insurrection against the Spanish overlords. This event plunged the priory into political chaos, fracturing it and pitting members against each other. It also shattered neutrality issues embedded in the statutes of the religion and ignoring the precepts emanating from the Convent on Malta. The Hospitaller Grand Priory of Messina in the Seventeenth Century will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in the Crusading Orders, the history of the Knights Hospitaller, and the history of Malta.
Author: Jan Glete
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1134610785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWarfare at Sea, 1500-1650 is the first truly international study of warfare at sea in this period. Commencing in the late fifteenth century with the introduction of gunpowder in naval warfare and the rapid transformation of maritime trade, Warfare at Sea focuses on the scope and limitations of war before the advent of the big battle fleets from the middle of the seventeenth century. The book also compares the social history of seamen and the early officer corps in several European countries and includes discussion on Spain, Portugal, France, Venice, the Ottoman Empire and the Baltic states.
Author: Anton Quintano
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Bigsby
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: 2009-03
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781104208684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.