BROTHERLY RIVALS: TEMPLARS, HOSPITALLERS AND THE ARCHITECTURAL EXPANSION OF THE TEMPLE CHURCH IN LONDON Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The Temple Church, founded as the chapel of the motherhouse of the English Templars around 1160, is among the most intriguing medieval churches in London. Utilising a wide range of textual, archaeological and architectural evidence, this paper provides a new account of the evolution of the ecclesiastical complex from the mid-twelfth century to the mid-thirteenth century, focusing in particular on the form and the function of a series of now largely obliterated auxiliary structures. It argues that one of the driving forces for the construction of these buildings was a competition for both patrons and prestige that existed between the two preeminent military orders of the period: the Templars and the Hospitallers.

published proceedings

  • ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL
  • Antiquaries Journal

altmetric score

  • 1.5

author list (cited authors)

  • Stewart, Z.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Stewart, Zachary

publication date

  • 2021