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Dafoe, Stephen. The Orders of Saint John: A History of the Chivalric Orders of the British Isles, Their Medals and Insignia. J. B. Hayward, 1995. – This work provides a comprehensive overview of the various chivalric orders in the British Isles, including the Order of St. Thomas of Acon.
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Forey, Alan. The Military Orders from the Twelfth to the Early Fourteenth Centuries. Palgrave Macmillan, 1992. – This book offers a detailed examination of the military orders during the period, shedding light on the context in which the Order of St. Thomas of Acon emerged.
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McCombs, Judith. The Abbey of St Thomas of Acon in the City of London, 1225-1538. Boydell Press, 2017.
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Nicholson, Helen J. The Knights Hospitaller. Boydell Press, 2001
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1. Matthew Paris, Historia Anglorum c. 1257
2. Watney, J. Some Account of the Hospital of St. Thomas of Acon, in the Cheap, London, and of the Plate of the Mercers' Company, London, 1892.
3. Forey, Alan J. The Military Order of St Thomas of Acre, "English Historical Review", 92 (1977), pp. 481–503.
4. Demurger, Alain A Brief History of Religious Military Orders – Hospitallers, Templars, Teutonic..., Tiralet (1997).
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