Posted October 10, 2017 11:57 am by Abigail Turner under Guest blogs
by Justin Bailey This post was originally published on the blog for the Museum of the Order of St John, available here. One of the best things about working in a small museum with a small team is the variety of my role. As the Museum’s office assistant I organise guided tours and look... Read more »
Posted September 29, 2017 12:53 pm by Abigail Turner under Guest blogs History Volunteering
by Matthieu Isbell Matthieu Isbell is an undergraduate student of Ancient and Medieval History and Culture at Trinity College Dublin, entering his final academic year. He has an especial interest in the Crusades. He has been volunteering at the Museum of the Order St John over the summer, researching and writing about kings of Latin... Read more »
Posted September 25, 2017 4:21 pm by Abigail Turner under Collections Guest blogs
Katie Gibbs is in her third year of studying history at Queen Mary University of London. She’s pretty confident that coins and clocks and what the church was like 800 years ago are things everyone should be interested in. On 1 May 1191, en route to the Holy Land on the Third Crusade, Richard I... Read more »
Posted September 15, 2017 11:59 am by Abigail Turner under Collections Guest blogs
Jack Hanson is an undergraduate at Queen Mary University of London. He first became interested in the Crusades during his A-levels. He decided to write this essay on the coins of Tancred, as the Museum of the Order of St John has an excellent collection. He has also been working with the Museum to catalogue... Read more »
Posted September 15, 2017 10:13 am by Abigail Turner under Guest blogs History
In the latest guest essay for the Bearers of the Cross project blog, Dr Mike Horswell (Royal Holloway, University of London) explores the history and material culture of the Order of St John’s 1926 pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On the morning of 4 March 1926 over a hundred men and women – many members of the Order... Read more »
Posted August 24, 2017 4:30 pm by Abigail Turner under Guest blogs History Volunteering
by Matthieu Isbell Matthieu Isbell is an undergraduate student of Ancient and Medieval History and Culture at Trinity College Dublin, entering his final academic year. He has an especial interest in the Crusades. He has been volunteering at the Museum of the Order St John over the summer, researching and writing about kings of Latin... Read more »
Posted August 24, 2017 4:30 pm by Abigail Turner under Guest blogs History Volunteering
by Matthieu Isbell Matthieu Isbell is an undergraduate student of Ancient and Medieval History and Culture at Trinity College Dublin, entering his final academic year. He has an especial interest in the Crusades. He has been volunteering at the Museum of the Order St John over the summer, researching and writing about kings of Latin... Read more »
Posted April 11, 2017 12:01 pm by William Purkis under Guest blogs History
In the second guest essay for the Bearers of the Cross project blog, Dr Kevin Lewis (University of Oxford) presents an overview of the history of the county of Tripoli. The county was one of four ‘crusader states’ established in the Near East in the wake of the First Crusade, and was the source for many of the coins now held within... Read more »
Posted February 6, 2017 5:25 pm by William Purkis under Guest blogs History
In the first guest essay for the Bearers of the Cross project blog, Dr Andrew Buck (Queen Mary University of London) presents an overview of the history of the principality of Antioch. The principality was one of four ‘crusader states’ established in the Near East in the wake of the First Crusade, and was the source... Read more »