The Teutonic Knights: A Captivating Guide to a Catholic Military Order and Their Role in the Crusades and Impact in Europe during the Middle Ages

by Captivating History

Who were the Teutonic Knights?The Teutonic Knights were established to help the sick and injured in the Holy Land in a similar vein as the Knights Hospitaller. Once they were battle-tested in war, however, they were commissioned to be full-fledged fearsome warriors, fighting for the cause of Christendom. Those causes would have the Teutonic Knights leave the Holy Land altogether when they were redeployed to Eastern Europe.Soon the knights were attempting to subdue pagans, extending their presence throughout the Baltic by way of a string of fortresses. Their fate would rise and fall with the political and ideological situations that were prevalent in the European continent. The rise of both Poland and Lithuania would come to threaten the Teutonic Order, and the climactic Battle of Tannenberg in 1410 would have repercussions that would reverberate for centuries to come.This book follows the meteoric rise, the climactic fall, and the many years of rebirth undergone by the Teutonic Knights. From Jerusalem to the modern-day charitable organizations headed by the order, this text covers the complete history of the Teutonic Knights in full.Here in this book, you will the Teutonic Order was formedTheir mission in the Holy LandTheir Crusades in the Balkans and the BalticHow the Protestant Reformation affected the orderAnd a whole lot more!Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to learn more about The Teutonic Knights!

Genres: History

102 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 18, 2021

Reviews

[GuyBanff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Overview

Although obviously owing a debt to academic historian William Urban, this great little book pulls together the mixture of motivations and motivating forces in the centuries old Teutonic Knights.

From Transylvania to Livonia and Prussia the order was buffeted by pagans, eastern orthodoxy, and not least catholic Poland and even Napoleon Bonaparte and Hitler, so far it has survived them all.

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book as a member of the Advance Review Team.

This book opened my eyes to how the Teutonic Knights were created and their long history in Europe. It made it easy to delve into the history, and would be a great book for anyone interested in European history.

I would recommend the book as it is a quick read, but keeps you interested the entire time. Well worth your time.

[Kathryn Spurgeon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow!

I certainly learned a lot more about the Teutonic Kmights than I expected. “Although the Teutonic Knights are no longer seen charging onto battlefields, their influence can be felt in charitable work all around the globe.”

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a hard time following this history, maybe because I wasn’t as interested in the subject as I thought I would be. The summary at the end helped a lot.

[Daniel Patitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written historywth cause effect analysis

[Patricia Clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes

Yes very good. I liked the book it was very good and I would say yes you should read the book.

[KAUSTUBH KANAKDANDE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice work

Good information on the subject almost entirely neglected by the writers of the world history .This work is precisr and informative indeed.

[Kari Blackman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and quick, easy read for fellow history afficionados

[Wayne Minnicks · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read 15 pages and had to stop.

AT ANY RATE starts every single paragraph. Impossible to read and not mock.

[Paul A · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Captivating History series offers brief overviews of a wide variety of topics. This volume covers the history of the Teutonic knights from their inception as a medical order to their increasing role as a military order in the Levant, the Balkans, and the Baltic. The Teutonic Order varied greatly throughout its lifetime in both location and purpose, which is colloquially described in this novel. Given the short length of this volume and the more relaxed manner in which it approaches its intended audience, it serves as a good introductory text to the topic.