Links
 |
The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the
Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades
In 1099, the city of Jerusalem, a possession of the Islamic Caliphate
for over 400 years, fell to an army of European knights intent on
restoring the Cross to the Holy Lands. From the ranks of these holy
warriors emerged an order of monks trained in both scripture and the
military arts: the Knights of the Temple of Solomon, called the Templars.
In this chronicle, spanning three centuries, Piers Paul Read explores
their rise to political and financial power, their catastrophic fall,
and their far-reaching legacy. Drawing on the most recent scholarship,
discrediting the legends and myths that have long surrounded the order,
he has written a remarkable history of these vaunted and feared warriors.
|
|
 |
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar : Solving the Oak Island
Mystery
When the Order of Knights Templar was destroyed in 1307, the
secret society supposedly had vast wealth that was rumoured to include
the genealogies of David and Jesus and other religious artefacts
as well as more typical gold and jewels. Over 200 years ago, the
site of an elaborate vault was discovered by three teenagers on
Oak Island, Nova Scotia that was determined to have been built sometime
between the 14th and 16th centuries. Author Steven Sora has been
investigating both these phenomena for over 17 years and The Lost
Treasure of the Knights Templar details Sora's fascinating theory
as to where the Templar's hoard went and what is buried under Oak
Island. If you enjoy real-life mystery, the intrigues of secret
societies or thoughtfully researched revisionist history, this one's
for you.
|
|
 |
The Knights Templar
This is a new history of the Knights Templar, written by a leading
scholar of the subject. It is a 'new history' because it is based
on the very latest scholarly research and because it approaches
the history of the Order of the Temple in a new way. Most histories
of the Order tell the story of the Order from beginning to end in
a chronological account; this study sets out to look at the different
aspects of the Order in more detail, leaving out all the historical
narrative which is not actually relevant to the Order's own history.
Even readers who have read widely on the Order of the Temple should
find material here that they have never encountered before.
|
|
|
