Greatest battles of the Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were reputed to be the bravest soldiers during the Crusades – first into battle and last to quit the action.
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Interrogation of the Templars in England
In 1309, the papal nuncios – Dieudonné, abbot of Lagny, and Sicard de Lavaur, canon of Narbonne – arrived in England with a mission. They were going to root out the Templars, put them on trial, and turbo-charge the proceedings against the order.
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