THE HOSPITALLER KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOHN, 1523-1565: Vol 2

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Second in a series of volumes on the Hospitaller Knights of Saint John, this volume covers the relocation to Malta, their operations, and the Great Siege of 1565. Opens with the relocation from Rhodes to Malta during the years following the Order's heart-rending loss of Rhodes to Ottoman Sultan Suleiman. Further deals with the first thirty-five years of Hospitaller residence at Malta including operations from there along the coast of North Africa, with major sieges of Tripoli, Tunis, and Algiers. Also details the Ottoman Empire's 1565 attempt to eradicate the Order with the Great Siege of Malta. Draws on the work of the Order's official historians, Giacomo Bosio, and his successor Bartolomeo dal Pozzo. Transcribes their writings for the modern reader, while also presenting new information revealed in the 400 years of scholarship since Bosio's death in 1627.