The Knights Templars (Annotated)

Annotated Edition (complete dynamic footnotes >600). The Knights Templars or simply the Templars, were a Catholic military order founded in 1119. Seven hundred years after their dissolution, their military prowess and their work on behalf of Christianity during the Crusades still fascinate. They were among the most wealthy and powerful of the Western Christian military orders. However, in the mid-14th century, support for the order of the Knights Templars faded. The first part of this book re