The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Five great novels on the Knights Templar
Five books that transport you back to the world of the Knights Templar – capturing the sense of time and place, bringing to life the mysteries and secrets. Which novels should you be taking on your summer holidays? Here’s some…
Read MoreWere the Knights Templar secretly part of the Cathar heresy?
The Knights Templar were accused of rejecting the divinity of Christ, spitting on the crucifix, not believing the church sacraments and conducting their own masses without a properly consecrated priest. They emerged in France in the 12th century at the…
Read MoreWere the charges against the Templars trumped up?
If we look at how Philip, king of France and scourge of the Templars, behaved during his reign – then we can conclude that the charges he brought against the Knights Templar were a complete stitch up. Sodomy – a…
Read MoreSmear campaign that led to the Templar downfall
Philip the Fair issued orders to arrest every Templar knight but what exactly were the charges and why did he take such action?
Read MoreA medieval view of the Knights Templar
The early history of the Knights Templar according to William of Tyre
Read MoreSan Gimignano – Templar church or not?
I have been travelling round Italy and will be sharing some amazing videos and images from that incredible country in the next few posts. To begin with, here is a church in the medieval town of San Gimignano that claims…
Read MoreWere the medieval Assassins the precursors of ISIS in the 21st century?
Was the medieval cult of the Assassins a precursor to the 21st century terrorists of ISIS or Daesh?
Read MoreConstantinople – at the time of the Crusades
The sack of Constantinople by crusaders during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 was a battle of Christian against Christian
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