Malcolm Barber: 7 books

When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favor. It was, therefore, incumbent upon them to fulfill what they understood to be God's plan: to re-establish Christian control of Syria and...

Malcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East for nearly two centuries, in October 1307 the members of this respected Order were arrested on the order of...

In the second half of the twelfth century, the Catholic Church became convinced that dualist heresy was taking root within Christian society and that it was particularly strong in southern France. The nature and extent of this heresy and the reaction of the Church to the perceived threat have been...

No written source is entirely without literary artifice, but the letters sent from Asia Minor, Syria and Palestine in the high middle ages come closest to recording the real feelings of those who lived in and visited the crusader states. They are not, of course, reflective pieces, but they do convey...

Paul von Hauser, a German naval officer, has stumbled upon information of major importance; so vital to the Nazi regime that he is given free reign from Goring, Himmler and Hitler himself. Ever since the Roman occupation of the Middle East, which resulted in the destruction of the Temple of Solomon,...

Qual era il misterioso idolo che i cavalieri Templari veneravano in segreto? Era forse la Sindone di Torino posseduta dall’Ordine sin dai tempi della IV crociata? Scampata all’arresto dei Templari e alla confisca dei loro beni ordinata da Filippo il Bello nel 1307, tenuta nascosta e sopravvissuta...

Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with patients and colleagues can be particularly emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This...