The history of the Knights Templars, the Temple church, and the Temple - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The history of the Knights Templars, the Temple church, and the Temple write by Charles Greenstreet Addison. This book was released on 1842. The history of the Knights Templars, the Temple church, and the Temple available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Templars
The Templars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Templars write by Piers Paul Read. This book was released on 2000-08-01. The Templars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sifting myth from history, Piers Paul Read reveals the Templars ¿ the multinational force of warrior monks, in their white tunics with red crosses over chainmail. They were not only unique among Christian institutions but constituted the first uniformed standing army in the western world and became pioneers of international banking. Expropriated by Philip IV of France in 1307, and confessing under torture to blasphemy, heresy and sodomy, the Order was finally suppressed by Pope Clement V in 1312. In a narrative that incorporates the story of the crusades and the many colourful characters who had links with the Templars, Piers Paul Read examines the question of their guilt and identifies their relevance to our own times. 'A highly readable and nicely paced book that draws on the lessons of modern historical scholarship while also communicating a sense of narrative excitement and drive' 'Evocative, measured and engaging' Evening Standard 'Magnificent in every way' Mail on Sunday
The Knights Templar
The Knights Templar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Knights Templar write by Stephen Howarth. This book was released on 1991. The Knights Templar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The age of the Crusades encompassed the rise and fall of a singular Order of fighting men, equally devoted to God, war and the defense of Palestine. After the Crusades the Templars obeyed no one except the Pope and acquired land and castles by gift, conquest and purchase, becoming a church within the Church. They were bankers, merchants, diplomats and tax gatherers, and though they themselves were poor, the wealth of their Order was legendary. As the nation states arose the Templars were accused of heresy, treachery, sodomy, usury, blasphemy and idolatry. The author assesses the faults and fine qualities of the brotherhood, examining the reasons for its initial allure and eventual, ignominious obliteration.
The Templars
The Templars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Templars write by Dan Jones. This book was released on 2018-09-18. The Templars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An instant New York Times bestseller, from the author of Crusaders, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar—“Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” (The Times, Book of the Year) A faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity's holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies... In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.
Knights Templar Encyclopedia
Knights Templar Encyclopedia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Knights Templar Encyclopedia write by Karen Ralls. This book was released on 2007-01-01. Knights Templar Encyclopedia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Historian Ralls has written an authoritative source book on the fascinating history behind the most famous military religious order of the Crusades--the Knights Templar. This encyclopedia also includes a wealth of information on the key Templar people, places, events, and more.
