The Templars电子书

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

The Contexts

The Temple of Solomon

The Temple of Solomon

Sacred Origins of Jerusalem

The Promised Land

King David’s City

The Ark of the Covenant

The Threshing Floor of Zion

The Empire of David and Solomon

Solomon Builds the Temple

King Hiram of Tyre

The Widow’s Son

A House for the Name of God

The End of the Temple

The New Christian Empire

Pilgrimages to the Holy Land

Constantine and Arianism

Byzantines, Persians and Jihad

The Muslim Conquests

From Revelation to Jihad

Problems with Islamic History

Islamic Imperialism and Flourishing Christian Heresies

The First Crusade

Arab Divisions and Decline

Perilous Pilgrimages

The Turkish Invasion: Byzantium Appeals to the West

Pope Urban’s Call

Taking the Cross

The First Wave: The People’s Crusade

The Second Wave: The Princes Lead the Way East

The Reconquest of Jerusalem

The Rise (1099 to 1150)

Origins of the Templars

The Kingdom of Jerusalem

Outremer and Its Muslim Neighbours

The Crusaders and Byzantium

Fear and Massacre on the Roads

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon

Templar Mission to the West

Saviours of the East and Defenders of All Christendom

The Second Crusade

Muslim Friends and Allies

The Fall of Edessa

Bernard Launches the Second Crusade

The Templars’ Role in the Crusade

Fiasco at Damascus

The Bitter Aftertaste

The Power (1150–1291)

Crusader Castles

A Power Unto Themselves

Templar Castles

Merchant Bankers

The Templars’ Ports and Mediterranean Trade

The Templar Banking Network

International Financial Services

Vulnerable Relationships with Kings

Medieval Heresy

Templars and Cathars

The Gnostics

Islamic Dualism

The Assassins

The Templars and the Old Man of the Mountain

Saladin and the Templars

Amalric’s Egyptian Campaigns

Templar Relations with the Kingdom of Jerusalem

The Rise of Saladin

Factions in Outremer

The Springs of Cresson

The Horns of Hattin

Saladin Takes Jerusalem

Looking Back at the Temple Mount

Holding On

Jerusalem Again

The Rise of the Mamelukes

Catastrophe at La Forbie and the Seventh Crusade

Templar Plans for Defending the Holy Land

The Fall of Acre

The Last Templars in the East

The Fall (1291–1314)

Exile from the Holy Land

Dreams and New Realities

Waiting for the Mongols

Philip IV, the Most Christian King

Pope Clement’s New Crusade, King Philip’s New Order

The Last Days

The Trial

Accusations and Defamation

The King’s Motives

Spies, Tortures and Confessions

The Pope Acts

Deadlock Between Pope and King

The Pope Hears the Strange Testimony of the Templars

The Mystery of Chinon

The Chinon Parchment

The Templars Rally

The Suppression of the Templars

The Burning of James of Molay

The Aftermath

Survivals

The Survival of the Hospitallers

The Templars in Britain

Spain–the Order of Montesa

The Order of Christ in Portugal

The Templar Archives

Conspiracies

The Immediate Reaction

The Romance of the Templars

Templars and Witchcraft

Solomon’s Temple and the Freemasons

Enlightenment and Mystery

Freemasons and Templars

The Revenge of James of Molay

A Scottish History for the Knights Templar

The Templars Discover America

The New World Order

Skull and Bones

The Templars Forever

Locations

Outremer

Israel

Jerusalem: The Old City

The Temple Mount

Acre

Syria

Tartus (Tortosa)

Safita (Chastel Blanc)

Krak des Chevaliers

Arwad (Ruad)

Europe

France

Paris: The Temple

Spain

Segovia: Church of Vera Cruz

Ponferrada: The Templar Castle

Portugal

Tomar

Almourol

Britain

London: The Temple Church

Cressing Temple, Essex

Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland

Templarism

Born Again Templars

Rise of the Templar Literary Phenomenon

Templar Novels

The Templars in Movies

Templars on TV

Templars Rock

Templar Gaming

Further Reading

History of the Templars

Medieval Pilgrimages

History of the Crusades

Crusader Castles

Jerusalem and the Temple Mount

History of the Middle East

Templar Locations in Britain

The Holy Grail

The Cathars, Dualism and Other Heresies

Freemasons

Alternative History

Websites

Ancient and Medieval History Resources

The Crusades

The Templars

The Chinon Parchment

Jerusalem

The Ark of the Covenant

The Holy Grail

Gnosticism, Catharism and the Occult

Freemasons

Searchable Terms

Chronology

A Note on Names

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher