The Templars

History & Myth

Ranked #48 in Freemasonry

An order of warrior monks founded after the First Crusade to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Templars developed into one of the wealthiest and most powerful bodies in the medieval world. Yet two centuries later, the Knights were suddenly arrested and accused of blasphemy, heresy and orgies, their order was abolished, and their leaders burnt at the stake. Their dramatic end shocked their contemporaries and has gripped peoples' imaginations ever since.

This new book explains the whole context of Templar history, including, for the first time, the new evidence discovered by the...
more

Similar Books

If you like The Templars, check out these similar top-rated books:


Learn: What makes Shortform summaries the best in the world?