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?
Here’s one bit of evidence that says yes – they were. In 1307, the Templars were accused of some terrible crimes – by medieval standards. Christ’s divinity was being denied in their secret initiation ceremonies. They venerated idols, possibly including…
Read MoreWhat exactly were the Templars accused of?
Philip the Fair issued orders to arrest every Templar knight but what exactly were the charges and why did he take such action?
Read MoreHow the chronicler William of Tyre described the foundation of the Knights Templar
The early history of the Knights Templar according to William of Tyre
Read MoreWas this really a Templar church?
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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