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An illustration by Ralph Hammann showing members of the medieval military order the Knights Hospitaller. Soultz commandery, France.

Thomas Becket (aka Thomas á Becket) was chancellor to Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and then archbishop of Canterbury (1162 to 1170). Thomas repeatedly clashed with his sovereign over the relationship between the Crown and Church, particularly...

The monastic orders of the Middle Ages developed from the desire to live a spiritual life without the distractions of the world. Men and women who took religious vows were seeking a purity of experience they found lacking as lay people. Their...

An illustration of a seal of the medieval military order the Knights Templar (c. 1119-1312 CE). One side shows the commonly used image of two knights riding a single horse while the other shows the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem where the order...

The living quarters of the holy warriors, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, line the Street of Knights in the old town of Rhodes.

The Round Tower of Windsor Castle, England. The castle was first built by William the Conqueror c. 1070 CE and then added to by many monarchs thereafter. Today's version of the Round Tower dates to the reign of George IV (r. 1820-1830 CE).?

During the Warring States period, some States issued round coins with a round or squared hole in the middle. The inscription usually indicates the weight or value. 6. Coin with weight in jin, Wei State. 7. Coin with value in huo, Qi State...

Krak des Chevaliers (also spelt Cracs des Chevaliers, and known in Arabic as Hisn al-Akrad) is a castle in Syria originally built for the Emir of Aleppo in 1031 CE but acquired and extensively rebuilt by the Knights Hospitaller in 1144 CE...

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An 1890 oil on canvas painting, Prisoners' Round (aka Prisoners Exercising), by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in February in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France. Painted during the artist's...