The New Knighthood

Author: Malcolm Barber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107604737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469

Book Description
The Order of the Temple was founded in 1119 with the limited aim of protecting pilgrims around Jerusalem. It developed into one of the most powerful corporations in the medieval world which lasted for nearly two centuries until its suppression in 1312. Despite the loss of its central archive in the sixteenth century, the Order left many records of its existence as the spearhead of crusading activity in Palestine and Syria, as the administrator of a great network of preceptories and lands in the Latin west, and as a banker and ship-owner. Because of the dramatic nature of its abolition, it has retained its grip on the imagination and consequently there has developed an entirely fictional 'after-history' in which its secret presence has been evoked to explain mysteries which range from masonic conspiracy to the survival of the Turin Shroud. This book offers a concise and up-to-date introduction to the reality and the myth of this extraordinary institution.

In Praise of the New Knighthood

Author: Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)
Publisher: Cistercian Publications Books
ISBN: 9780879071202
Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The monk and the knight -- the two quintessentially medieval European heroes -- were combined in the Knights Templar and in the other military orders founded in the era of the Crusades. With characteristic eloquence, Bernard of Clairvaux voices the cleric's view of knights, warfare, and the conquest of the Holy Land in five chapters on the knights' vocation. Then the cistercian abbot who never visited Palestine and discouraged monks who proposed doing so, in another eight chapters, provides a spiritual tour of the pilgrimage sites guarded by this 'new kind of knighthood and one unknown to ages gone by.'

The Trial of the Templars

Author: Malcolm Barber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110764576X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
Barber's classic account endeavours to tackle the unresolved controversies surrounding the consequences of the trial.

The Knight in History

Author: Frances Gies
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062016652
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight “A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination.” —Los Angeles Times Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, The Knight in History, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of Life in a Medieval Castle, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood—exploring the knight’s earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture’s most iconic hero.

Called to Knighthood

Author: Thomas K. Sullivan
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1936159600
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 51

Book Description
This new book has proven to be a key component in getting many people; parents, teens, priests, religious educators, men and women of all ages excited about the true meaning of Confirmation as Knighthood in the Kingdom of God. Backed by Sacred Scripture, the Catechism and the writings of the Church Fathers, this book is sure to re-ignite interest in what it means to be a Soldier of Christ in God's Kingdom on earth and how Confirmation accomplishes that. This is an excellent tool for evangelization for both your family and your friends. Get your copy right now and begin to raise up and strengthen the Soldier of Christ in your life.

The New Knighthood

Author: Hal Moroz
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595220010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
America! That is what this book is all about. It is a vision, a journey, a quest, as seen through the eyes of this American, a member of the New Knighthood. I began this book as a reflection on my race for Congress, and my unique political encounters along the way, but it has evolved into much more than that. It eventually expanded to include my experience in post-election Florida to support the Bush-Cheney ticket. And, finally, following America's second "Day of Infamy," it blossomed to include an analysis of America's birth as the Champion of the 8th Great Crusade in the history of man. It is, I pray, a call to action, and a source of hope and encouragement. "Hal Moroz made history in the 2000 Election. He is America's knight in shining armor!" -Dr. James H. Burnham, Chairman, First Congressional District, Georgia GOP "This book should be read by all Americans! Its ability to unify our focus on the originally constituted vision, and I dare say, divine destiny for America, is inspiring!" -Paul E. Hafer, President, Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting, WECC Radio "Welcome to the World of a Guerilla Candidate." -Capital News Service

The Persecution of the Knights Templar

Author: Alain Demurger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643130897
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
The trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history. Accused of heresy by the king of France, the Templars were arrested and imprisoned, had their goods seized and their monasteries ransacked. Under brutal interrogation and torture, many made shocking confessions: denial of Christ, desecration of the Cross, sex acts, and more.This narrative follows the everyday reality of the trial, from the early days of scandal and scheming in 1305, via torture, imprisonment and the dissolution of the order, to 1314, when leaders Jacques de Molay and Geoffroy de Charnay were burned at the stake. Through first-hand testimony and written records of the interrogations of 231 French Templars, this book illuminates the stories of hundreds of ordinary members, some of whom testified at the trial, as well as the many others who denied the charges or retracted their confessions.This is a deeply researched and immersive account that gives a striking vision of the relentless persecution, and the oft-underestimated resistance, of the once-mighty Knights Templar.

The Knights Templar

Author: Helen Nicholson
Publisher: Past Imperfect
ISBN: 9781641891684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Belligerent warmongers or saintly monks? This book surveys the Knights Templar, exploring the controversies that still surround this famous medieval institution.

The Templars

Author: Dan Jones
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143108964
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465

Book Description
An instant New York Times bestseller, from the author of Crusaders, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar—“Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” (The Times, Book of the Year) A faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity's holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies... In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.

Knights Templar Encyclopedia

Author: Karen Ralls
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1564149269
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
Historian Ralls has written an authoritative source book on the fascinating history behind the most famous military religious order of the Crusades--the Knights Templar. This encyclopedia also includes a wealth of information on the key Templar people, places, events, and more.