The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John, 1523-1565

Covers the Hospitaller Knights' relocation to Malta, their operations, and the Great Siege of 1565. The sequel to The Hospitaller Knights of Saint John at Rhodes 1306-1522 , this volume covers the period 1523–1565. This volume opens with the relocation from Rhodes to Malta during the years following the Order’s heart-rending loss of Rhodes to Ottoman Sultan Suleiman. This loss was also that of 4,000 non-belligerent Christians choosing to abandon their homes and livelihoods and to accompany the O