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The Knights Templar

By Martin Swan

The Knights Templar

By Martin Swan

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The Knights Templar Faith, Power, and the Order That Shook Medieval Europe is a rigorously researched, myth-free history of one of the most powerful-and most misunderstood-institutions of the medieval world.Founded as warrior-monks sworn to poverty, obedience, and the defense of pilgrims, the Knights Templar became far more than soldiers of the Crusades. They pioneered early international finance, built a transcontinental administrative network, and operated beyond the direct control of kings. Their power was unprecedented. Their independence was tolerated-until it wasn't.This book traces the Templars' journey from obscure beginnings in Jerusalem to their dramatic destruction by royal decree. It exposes how rumor replaced evidence, how law was weaponized, and how an institution was erased without a verdict of guilt. Along the way, it separates historical fact from centuries of legend surrounding secret treasure, hidden survival, the Holy Grail, and conspiracy theories.Drawing on primary medieval sources, papal records, trial documents, and modern scholarship, this work presents the Templars not as mystics or mythic guardians-but as a real institution caught in a violent transition of power between Church and state.This is not a book about secret codes or lost relics.It is a book about power, fear, and the price of independence.Ideal for readers interested in:Medieval history and the CrusadesChurch-state power strugglesHistorical injustice and political trialsThe true origins of banking and institutional powerMyth vs. evidence in popular history
Clear, authoritative, and unsensational, The Knights Templar Faith, Power, and the Order That Shook Medieval Europe tells the story that legend obscured-and explains why it still matters today.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
478
Release Date:
2025-12-21
Publication Date:
2025-12-21
Publisher:
Martin Swan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798233875625
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
669 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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