The next in our series of Chapter Room Talks will be given by Dr Rory MacLellan on the topic “Crusading on the Home Front: The English Hospitallers in the Countryside”. Dr MacLellan is a Cataloguer and Manuscript Researcher at the British Library. He holds a PhD in Medieval History from the University of St Andrews for a thesis on the Knights Hospitaller and has published on the crusades, the Templars, and Hospitallers. He is the author of the recently-published Warrior Monks: Politics and Power in Medieval Britain (2025), of which there will be a small number for sale after the talk.

The talk will take place at 7pm on 24 June 2025, at the Priory’s Chapter Room, 23 Golden Square, London W1F 9JP. After the talk there will be opportunity for questions and discussion, and a glass of wine. All are welcome - and attendees are invited to make a suggested donation of £10.

About this series:

The Grand Priory’s Chapter Room talks address topics relating to Christian culture, heritage, and history, looking not only at the Order of Malta but more broadly across time, place, people and institutions. It is hoped that the exploration of cultural phenomena and the way in which the Church has influenced and engaged with them will complement the ongoing formation of Members. Understanding our Christian culture will give us more of the tools we need to understand our Faith and communicate it to others, pursuant therefore to the Order’s charism of ‘Tuitio fidei et obsequium pauperum”. The talks also give Members, volunteers, friends, guests, and others interested in the Order the opportunity to meet informally.