The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources tobring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.. Over the next two hundred years, the Templars would become the most powerful religious order of the medieval world. Their legend has inspired fervent speculation ever since. The Templars were protected by the pope and sworn to strict vows of celibacy. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade decides to set up a new order. But who were they really and what actually happened?In this groundbreaking narrative history, the bestselling author of The Plantagenets tells the true story of the Templars for the first time in a generation, drawing on extensive original sources to build a gripping account of these Ch

A thrilling dynastic history of royal intrigues, violent skullduggery, and brutal warfare across two centuries of British history.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Young Stalin  “Some of the greatest stories in all of English history rich in pageantry and soaked in blood.”—Lewis Lapham, Lapham’s Quarterly  “Dan Jones’s epic portrait of the medieval royals is a timely reminder that things haven’t always been so rosy for those on the throne.” —GQ Praise for Dan Jones’s The Wars of the Roses: “Exhilarating, epic, blood-and-roses history Thrilling. The Planta

R. He is the historical consultant to Knightfall, a major new production from A&E Studios and The History Channel on the legend of the Templars, produced by Jeremy Renner and due to air in early 2018. . Martin in the official HBO film exploring the real history behind Game of Thrones. Dan Jones is the author of The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queen Who Made England, a <