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 ...

Manufacturer: Arcade Publishing
Written By: Barbara Frale

Scotland has possibly the most complete and best-kept set of vital records and other documents on the planet. Given both this and the extraordinary worldwide Scottish diaspora (approximately 28 million people can claim Scottish ancestry), the lack of a really thorough guide to Scottish genealogy is a significant gap. Bruce Durie's book bridges that gap with authority and provides a ...

Manufacturer: The History Press
Written By: Bruce Durie

Noted family history authors Szucs and Smith make genealogy easy. Stripped of genealogical details that so often clutter up beginner's books, this guide to family history takes a generational approach to helping readers start their own family tree.

Manufacturer: Ancestry.com
Written By: Loretto Dennis Szucs, Juliana Szucs Smith

Manufacturer: Four Courts Pr Ltd
Written By: Anthony Malcomson

Manufacturer: Southern Historical Pr
Written By: Robert Scott Davis

Explores the importance and location of maps to add background information to the lives of our ancestors.

Manufacturer: Countryside Books
Written By: Charles Masters

Manufacturer: Four Courts Pr Ltd

`Sheds considerable new light on the nature, development and functions of the orders in a key phase of their history, and goes a long way to explaining how such archaic institutions could flourish in a culture that is commonly thought anti-traditional and especially hostile to the "middle ages"'. Professor JONATHAN BOULTON, University of Notre Dame. This is the first comprehensive study to set ...

Manufacturer: Boydell Press
Written By: Antti Matikkala

Document your life and celebrate your heritage with this beautifully illustrated keepsake album to record special moments and memories. One of the most precious legacies you can leave your grandchildren is the unforgettable, totally unique story of your life. Here is an opportunity to commit to writing all of your past so that future generations can read about their heritage. This ...

Manufacturer: Readers Digest
Written By: Fred DuBose

Manufacturer: Countryside Books
Written By: Simon Fowler