Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflict involves political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by the early 21st century. The roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict have been attributed to the support by Arab League member countries for the Palestinians, a fellow… Read More
Introduction The Arab-Israeli war, or Arab-Israeli Conflict, normally refers to the conflict between Arab countries and Israel. Arab-Israeli War may also refer to: 1947-1949 Palestine war, the first Arab-Israeli war, which comprised: 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine. 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Suez Crisis, the second Arab-Israeli war in 1956. Six-Day War, the third Arab-Israeli war… Read More
Events 312 – Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. 939 – Æthelstan, the first king of all England, dies and is succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I. 1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam. 1524 – French troops lay siege to Pavia. 1644 – Second Battle of… Read More
Introduction The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem (official names: Latin: Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum; German: Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus der Heiligen Maria in Jerusalem), commonly known as the Teutonic Order (German: Deutscher Orden, Deutschherrenorden or Deutschritterorden), is a Catholic religious order founded as a… Read More
Introduction The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani, OSMTH, French: Ordre Souverain et Militaire du Temple de Jérusalem, OSMTJ) are a group of self-styled chivalric orders of common descent. In 2020, OSMTH and SMOTJ were recognised by the Augustan Society as a religious confraternity of knights. OSMTH… Read More
Introduction The grand master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander of the holy order, starting with founder Hugues de Payens in 1118. Background Some held the office for life while others resigned life in monasteries or diplomacy. Grand masters often led their knights into battle on the front line and the numerous occupational… Read More
Introduction The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon’s Temple, the Knights Templar or simply the Templars, was a Catholic military order founded in 1118, headquartered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem through 1128 when they went to meet… Read More
