Crusader Castles Of The Teutonic Knights (2)

FOUNDED IN THE LATE 12TH CENTURY, THE ORDER OF THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS WAS TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE DURING THE CRUSADES, BOTH IN THE HOLY LAND AND NORTHERN EUROPE. THIS TITLE STUDIES THE STONE FORTIFICATIONS BUILT BY THE ORDER IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO PACIFY AND CONVERT LIVONIA, AND TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE STRUCTURES FROM THE MEDIEVAL TO THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD.