The Last Of The Crusaders
This book tells the story of the decline of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John during the last hundred years of their occupation of Malta. Unable to adapt to a Europe that had moved away from the Middle Ages, and whose nations now sought the aid of their alliances rather than the protection of the Knights, the power and importance of the Order inevitably declined. Cavaliero brilliantly describes what took place in Malta under the various Grand Masters of the period, as well as the lives of the Maltese people. The book is detailed, descriptive, amusing and informative, and is a result of intense research and study.
Roderick Cavaliero started his career in Malta after reading History at Oxford by teaching at St Edward’s college. In 1958 he joined the British Council and served in India, Rio de Janeiro, London and Italy, which also provided him with material for a number of publications. The Last of the Crusaders was first published in 1960.
CONTENTS
Chapter I – Malta and the Hospital (p.1)
Chapter II – Eighteenth Century Crusaders (p.9)
Chapter III – The Law and the Order (p.31)
Chapter IV – Built by Gentlemen for Gentlemen (p.52)
Chapter V – Malta Gerosolomitana (p.74)
Chapter VI – “While I fight the Thracians…” (p.102)
Chapter VII – New Gideons (p.113)
Chapter VIII – Pinto Majestas (p.121)
Chapter IX – Englishmen and Turks (p.132)
Chapter X – Poles and Russians (p.144)
Chapter XI – Turbulent Priests (p.153)
Chapter XII – Mal Français (p.159)
Chapter XIII – The Ugly Commander (p.169)
Chapter XIV – Tidings of Doom (p.181)
Chapter XV – Sentence of Death (p.192)
Chapter XVI – Commerce with a Czar (p.205)
Chapter XVII – A German and a Spy (p.213)
Chapter XVIII – Malta Victa (p.221)
Chapter XIX – A Russian Remedy (p.234)
Chapter XX – Malta Invicta (p.243)
Chapter XXI – Malta Britannica (p.257)
Authorities (p.273)
Index (p.287)
By: Roderick Cavaliero
Format: Hardback,
No of pages: 298
Published: 2001
Condition: good, dedicated by author.
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