The Templars, Knights of God: The Rise and Fall of the Knights Templars

Burman, Edward

ISBN 10: 085030556X / ISBN 13: 9780850305562

Published by Crucible, 1986

About this Item

The cover has some limited signs of wear. The pages are very good with no notes or underlinings. The jacket is also very good with some very slight signs of wear including small creasing on top edges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Templars, Knights of God: The Rise and Fall of the Knights Templars
• Publisher: Crucible
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085030556X
• ISBN 13: 9780850305562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

For nearly 200 years, until their suppression in 1312 on charges of heresy and magical practices, the Order of the Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon--better known as the Templars--were the most formidable and feared fighting machine in Christendom. Besides their military prowess they also possessed immense wealth and political power, becoming bankers and credit brokers to medieval Europe and the allies of kings and popes.
Drawing on contemporary chronicles and original texts, as well as the immense secondary literature, Edward Burman paints a vivid picture of this extraordinary organization of warrior monks and its passage into myth and legend.

About the Author

Edward Burman has a degree in philosophy from the University of Leeds. He is the author of The Inquisition.