![]() ![]() ![]() They were experts at channeling money across borders. They fought the forces of Islam in hand-to-hand combat on the sun-baked hills where Jesus lived and died, finding their nemesis in Saladin, who vowed to drive all Christians from the lands of Islam. The Templars were protected by the pope and sworn to strict vows of celibacy. In this groundbreaking narrative history, the bestselling author of The Plantagenets tells the true story of the Templars for the first time in a generation, drawing on extensive original sources to build a gripping account of these Christian holy warriors whose heroism and depravity have so often been shrouded in myth. But who were they really and what actually happened? Their legend has inspired fervent speculation ever since. Over the next two hundred years, the Templars would become the most powerful religious order of the medieval world. These are the first Knights of Templar, a band of elite warriors prepared to give their lives to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade decides to set up a new order. ![]()
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