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Illustrated Story of the Knights Templar, An

Illustrated Story of the Knights Templar, An
A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive look at the mysterious history of the Order of the Knights Templar in full color.

Despite the increasing scholarship devoted to the study of the Templar order, founded in 1119, the mystery surrounding the Templars endures. Secret societies from the Freemasons to the Ordo Templi Orientis claim descent from this religious order of warrior-monks. As the private army of the pope, the Knights Templar were initially established to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land but grew to become one of the most powerful organizations in the Middle Ages.

James Wasserman, author of the bestselling The Templars and the Assassins (also available at Legendary Times Books), provides a fascinating history of the Order and the many mysteries and legends that still surround it through a unique and lavish assemblage of more than 170 color illustrations. These include images from manuscripts from the Crusades, interpretive romantic paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries, and contemporary photos by Steven Brooke and others of former Templar strongholds in Europe and Jerusalem.

Wasserman presents the evidence for the Templar connection to mystical Islamic organizations such as the Assassins as well as their ties to “heretical” groups such as the Cathars, who were targeted by a crusade in southern France to expunge the challenge they presented to the orthodoxy of their time. In addition to providing an overview of the Templars’ actions during the Crusades, Wasserman revisits the trial and the charges leveled against them, showing how the Order was ruthlessly crushed. He also explores the nature of the treasure they left behind, which has fueled popular imagination for centuries.

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Table of Contents:

Introduction

1 The First Crusade and Victory
2 The Knights Templar Order
3 The Growth of the Knights Templar
4 The Second Crusade and the Syrian Assassins
5 The Rise of Saladin
6 The Third Crusade and Richard the Lionhearted
7 The Byzantine Crusade
8 The Albigensian Heresy
9 The Fifth Crusade and Saint Francis
10 The Sixth Crusade and Frederick II
11 The Seventh Crusade and Baybars
12 The Eighth and Final Crusade
13 The Templars in Defeat
14 Arrest and Trial
15 The Treasure of the Knights Templar

Maps
Acknowledgments
Notes to the Text
Photo Credits
Bibliography
Index
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Author James Wasserman
Type Oversize Quality Paperback
Year 2006
Pages 200
Illustrated yes, in FULL color, with lavish images
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