The Templars: The Secret History Revealed

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 929.71 EAN: 9781559708890 ISBN: 1559708891 Label: Arcade Publishing Manufacturer: Arcade Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: 2009-01-12 Publisher: Arcade Publishing Studio: Arcade Publishing
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Editorial Reviews: At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy, in part because the transcript of their trial by the InquisitionÑwhich held the key to the truthÑhad vanished. Templar historian Barbara Frale happened to be studying a document at the Vatican Secret Archives when she suddenly realized that it was none other than the long-lost transcript! It revealed that Pope Clement V had absolved the order of all charges of heresy. Using this sensational new information, Frale chronicles the TemplarsÕ spectacular rise and fall against a sweeping backdrop of war, religious fervor, and the struggle for dominance, and finally lifts the centuries-old cloak of mystery surrounding one of the worldÕs most intriguing secret societies.