The medieval historian who revealed The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code uncloaks the Templars.
In the year 1119, these noblemen found their calling as protectors of the faithful on a dangerous pilgrimage to newly conquered Jerusalem. Now, historian Sharan Newman elucidates the mysteries and misconceptions of the Templars, from their true first founding and role in the Crusades to more modern intrigues, including:
- Were they devout knights or secret heretics?
- Did they leave behind a fantastic treasure-hidden to this day?
- How did they come to be associated with the Holy Grail?
- Did they come to America before the time of Columbus?
- Does the order still exist?
Chapter 1. The Beginning of the Order
Chapter 3. Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem
Chapter 5. Bernard of Clairvaux
Chapter 6. Hugh de Payns Takes the Templars on the Road
Chapter 7. The Council of Troyes
Chapter 8. Go Forth and Multiply
Chapter 9. The Life of a Templar, According to the Rule
Chapter 10. Melisande, Queen of Jerusalem
Chapter 11. Fulk of Anjou, the Queen’s Husband
Chapter 12. The Temple in Jerusalem
Chapter 13. The Popes Get Involved (You Knew They Would)
Chapter 14. The Second Crusade
Chapter 15. Grand Masters 1136-1191
Chapter 16. Between the Second and Third Crusades (1150-1191)
Chapter 19. Richard the Lionheart
Chapter 22. Grand Masters 1191-1292/93
Chapter 24. Templars and Money
Chapter 25. The Temple in Paris
Chapter 26. The Temple in London
Chapter 27. The Last Stands; The Fall of Acre and Loss of the Holy Land
Chapter 28. Jacques de Molay: The Last Grand Master 1292-1313
Chapter 30. Friday the Thirteenth; the Arrest and Trials of the Templars
Chapter 31. The Charges Against the Templars
Chapter 32. Guillaume de Nogaret
Chapter 33. The Council of Vienne and the End of the Order
Chapter 34. Time Line of the Trials
Chapter 35. The Trials Outside of France
Chapter 36. The Secret Rite of Initiation
Chapter 38. Who Were the Templars?
Chapter 39. The Other Guys; Regional Military Orders
Chapter 42. Templars in Fiction
Chapter 43. What Happened to the Templars?
Chapter 45. Templars in Denmark: Bornholm Island
Chapter 46. The Templars and the Shroud of Turin
Chapter 47. Templars in Scotland: Rosslyn Chapel
Chapter 48. The Freemasons and the Templars