{"product_id":"warrior-monks-politics-and-power-in-medieval-britain-9781803996776","title":"Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e298: \u003c\/b\u003e Alexander of Wells watches William Wallace's army across the field at Falkirk. Hours later, he is dead--cut down by the Scots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1381: \u003c\/b\u003e Hated collector of the Poll Tax, Robert Hales, is dragged from the Tower of London and executed, his head paraded through the streets before being placed on a spike atop London Bridge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1490s: \u003c\/b\u003e John Kendal sends coded letters to Perkin Warbeck's supporters and hires an astrologer to murder Henry VII. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These men were not scheming lords--they were \u003cb\u003eKnights Hospitaller\u003c\/b\u003e. Commonly known as warrior monks, the Hospitallers were a religious and military order sworn to defend the Holy Land, supposedly above war and politics. Yet in Europe they became deeply entangled in local power, taking up positions as royal commanders, administrators, and politicians. They led armies, sat in Parliament, and joined court intrigues and civil wars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the Knights Templar have long captured the public imagination, the Hospitallers were just as influential--yet their story has remained largely untold, until now. From the English invasion of Ireland to Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries and beyond, their history in Britain and Ireland is one of civil wars, violent feuds, duels, assassinations, and even witchcraft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on the latest research, \u003ci\u003eWarrior Monks\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the gripping story of medieval Britain through the eyes of the Knights Hospitaller--a powerful order that made kings, toppled regimes, and shaped history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803996776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Rory Maclellan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418952200373,"sku":"9781803996776","price":36.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_917ef2ec-a937-4616-9ab1-05ee60ee93d6.jpg?v=1775570820","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/warrior-monks-politics-and-power-in-medieval-britain-9781803996776","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}