The early history of the Knights Templar according to William of Tyre
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A book club I know just started a competition asking members to write a story called ‘Theological Downfall’. Well, I couldn’t resist. 500 word limit and so I concocted something in two hours based around a real event in the…
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Here they are – the TOP baddies of the Middle Ages! KING JOHN OF ENGLAND Took on the barons and lost, then made to sign Magna Carta Excommunicated by the Pope Mislaid the crown jewels in a marshy swamp Fled…
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Category: Templar History
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The origins of the Knights Templar are wrapped in mystery. Were they set up by the Priory of Sion or Rex Deus or just a security force protecting pilgrims?
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Category: Templar Mystery
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How the papacy gave the Knights Templar official recognition making the knights answerable only to Rome
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Category: Templar History
Tags: crusade, Fatimid, Frangipani, Honorius, jerusalem, jihad, knights, Ostia, pope, rome, seljuk, Templar
