The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple / Edition 1

The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple / Edition 1

by Malcolm Barber Malcolm Barber
ISBN-10:
1107604737
ISBN-13:
9781107604735
Pub. Date:
03/26/2012
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
1107604737
ISBN-13:
9781107604735
Pub. Date:
03/26/2012
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple / Edition 1

The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple / Edition 1

by Malcolm Barber Malcolm Barber

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Overview

The Order of the Temple, founded in 1119 to protect pilgrims around Jerusalem, developed into one of the most influential corporations in the medieval world. It has retained its hold on the modern imagination thanks to the dramatic events of the Templars' trial and abolition two hundred years later, and has been invoked in historical mysteries from masonic conspiracy to the survival of the Turin shroud. Malcolm Barber's lucid narrative separates myth from history in this full and detailed account of the Order, from its origins, flourishing and suppression to the Templars' historic afterlife.


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ISBN-13: 9781107604735
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 03/26/2012
Series: Canto Classics
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 464
Sales rank: 399,620
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Malcolm Barber taught European medieval history at the University of Reading between 1966 and 2005. His special interests are the Templars, the Cathars and the crusades. He is the author or co-author of nine books.

Table of Contents

1. Origins; 2. The concept; 3. The rise of the Templars in the east in the twelfth century; 4. Hattin to La Forbie; 5. The last years of the Templars in Palestine and Syria; 6. Templar life; 7. The Templar network; 8. The end of the Order; 9. From Molay's curse to Foucault's Pendulum.

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