Mysteries of the Knights Templar, Cathars, Rennes-le-Chateau, the Holy Grail and Trobadours
Guide to famous Knights Templar members and grandmasters, including facts, pictures and history of the most famous of the Knights Templar.
Uncover the mystique of the Knights Templar with intriguing facts and stories about their legendary exploits, beliefs, and lasting legacy.
Knights Hospitaller or the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem was older than both Templars and the Teutonic Knights.
The Rise and Fall of the Knights Templar (Part I)
On Christmas Day, 1119, the king of Jerusalem, Baldwin II persuaded a group of French knights led by Hugh de Payne II to save their souls by protecting pilgrims traveling the Holy Land. And so the Order of the Knights Templar was formed.
The Knights Templar were among the most famous of Christian military orders. Created after the First Crusade of 1096 and endorsed by the Catholic Church in 1129, the Order grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights were some of the best equipped, trained and disciplined fighting units of the Crusades. But when the Holy […]
Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates the differences between the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller and finds some fascinating facts
The Templar Order found common bonds of unity with the Saracen Knights of Saladin, rooted in shared ancient principles of Chivalry and spiritual Faith.
Historians have tended to be rather dismissive of the size of the Teutonic Order in the Levant. Prawer, comparing them to the Templars and Hospitallers,
Famous knight orders in history, including knight orders of the Middle Ages, Catholic knight orders and knight orders of the Crusades.
Order of the Temple of Solomon, the original Knights Templar, restored as a Principality of sovereign diplomatic status, practicing Chivalry as a modern way of life
