Tag Archives: Templars

The surrender of Gaston Castle (1268), according The Catalan Rule of the Templars

by DRM_peter Posted on August 10, 2016

The following is clause 180 of this text, which describes the surrender of a Templar castle after the fall of Antioch in 1268. It was against the Order’s rule for members to abandon their castles without permission, with a punishment of expulsion from the Templars to those who transgressed. Continue reading →

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Jacques de Vitry: Sermons to a Military Order

by DRM_peter Posted on April 12, 2014

Translated by Helen J. Nicholson Sermons 37 and 38 from his sermon collection, Sermones Vulgares, ‘Sermons to the People’, published by J. B. Pitra, ed., Analecta novissima spicilegii Solesmensis: altera continuatio 2, Tusculana (Paris, 1888). This translation is copyright H. … Continue reading →

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The Siege of Ascalon (1153) According to Contemporary or Near-contemporary Western European Sources

by Scott Manning Posted on March 4, 2013

Translated by Helen Nicholson from the editions in the Monumenta Germaniae Historica Scriptores, ed.Bill Zajac. In 1153, Baldwin launched a major attack on Ascalon, with an army large enough to invest the great city completely. The siege dragged on for months, with … Continue reading →

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Chronicle of James the Conqueror, Siege of Burriana (1233)

by Nicolas Agrait Posted on February 26, 2013

James I, King of Aragon (1208-76), king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1213-76), was nicknamed the Conquerer because of his many wars and conquests, which included the capture of the Balearic Islands (1229-35) and Valencia (1238) form the Moors, … Continue reading →

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