Three orders, 500 years of holy chaos — and you thought your family reunions were dramatic.
Season 1 • Episode 3
LatestOnce called "The Hospitallers" The Knights of St John were founded to provide care for the poor, sick or injured pilgrims on their journey to the Holy Land. They evolved into a military order with it's own Papal Charter.
Documentary about the three different orders of Crusader knights from 1000 AD to 1500 AD
Production
Sweeping location shoots across actual European strongholds.
Direction
Freeston balances spectacle with scholarly rigor.
Creator
Jeremy Freeston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Freeston filmed at 23 separate castle locations, including restricted-access sites in Malta and Rhodes.
The series sparked minor controversy in Poland when Episode 3 depicted Teutonic Knights less as noble warriors and more as expansionist occupiers — historically accurate but locally sensitive.
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