When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favour. It was, therefore, incumbent upon them to fulfill what they understood to be God's plan: to reestablish Christian control of Syria an[...]

The Templars were members of a monastic order established in 1099 after the success of the First Crusade. Enjoying the support of both the Church and the laity and vowed to poverty, chastity and obedience, these 'fighting monks' were the vital defenders o. A unique collection of translated sources d[...]

In the second half of the twelfth century, the Catholic Church became convinced that dualist heresy was taking root within Christian society and that it was particularly strong in southern France. The nature and extent of this heresy and the reaction of the Church to the perceived threat have been t[...]

En klassiker inom historieskrivningen om riddare och Tempelherreorden; med ett förord av Dick Harrison.

Tempelherreorden upprättades på 1100-talet som ett led i den kristna kulturens mest imponerande krigsprojekt, korstågen mot muslimerna. På några få decennier byggde tempelriddar[...]