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British Academy, London / Periodicals Service Co, Records of the Templars in England in the Twelfth Century: The Inquest of 1185 With Illustrative Charters and Documents: 009 (British Academy, London, Re), Periodicals Service Co, 1991. ISBN 0-8115-1249-5; Brighton, Simon (2006-06-15). In Search of the Knights Templar: A Guide to the Sites in ...
Tel Yokneam ( Caymont or Cain Mons) southeast of Haifa, ca. 1262–1265. Yalo ( Castrum Arnaldi) southeast of Ramla, 1179–1187. A fortress in nearby Latrun, 12th century. Safed, 1168–1188 and 1240–1266. Chastellet du Gué de Jacob [ fr] near Safed, 1178–1179. Tour de la Quarantaine [ fr], east of Jerusalem.
Military order (religious society) Catholic orders of chivalry. Militia Templi. Catholic Church portal. v. t. e. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the wealthiest and most popular military orders in Western Christianity.
Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration -era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and occasional royal residence. In decline by the 16th century, the original castle, except for its walls ...
Castles, such as Alnwick Castle, Caernarfon Castle and Stirling Castle served military purpose and their battlements and turrets were practical solutions to medieval warfare. Under the feudal system that dominated Britain, fitness for purpose characterised domestic structures, particularly for the lower classes.
Leeds Castle, England. Raglan Castle, Wales. Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Lismore Castle, Ireland. Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Although a small number of castles had been built in England in the 1050s ...
The Accolade (1901), by Edmund Leighton. The accolade (also known as dubbing or adoubement) ( Latin: benedictio militis) was the central act in the rite of passage ceremonies conferring knighthood in the Middle Ages. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Secrets of Great British Castles is a British history documentary series that grew from the success of Irish TV series Tales of Irish Castles. The idea - initially created and written by Billy McGrath - was rejected by state broadcaster RTE. It was subsequently pitched to Ben Frow - the director of programming for Ireland's 1st ever commercial ...