Malcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East for nearly two centuries, in October 1307 the members of this respected Order were arrested on the order of Philip IV, King of France and charged with serious heresies, including homosexuality and the denial of Christ. Finding resonances between the fourteenth-century trial and contemporary events, Barber's classic account endeavours to tackle the unresolved controversies surrounding the consequences of the trial and includes discussions in the context of new work on the crusades, heresy, the papacy and the French monarchy.
| ISBN: | 9781107645769 |
| Publication date: | 29th March 2012 |
| Author: | Malcolm Barber |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Series: | Canto Classics |
| Genres: |
European history Historical crime and mysteries History and Archaeology History of religion Christianity |
Malcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East for nearly two centuries, in October 1307 the members of this respected Order were arrested on the order of Philip IV, King of France and charged with serious heresies, including homosexuality and the denial of Christ. Finding resonances between the fourteenth-century trial and contemporary events, Barber's classic account endeavours to tackle the unresolved controversies surrounding the consequences of the trial and includes discussions in the context of new work on the crusades, heresy, the papacy and the French monarchy.
The Trial of the Templars features in the following genres: European history, Historical crime and mysteries, History and Archaeology, History of religion, Christianity
The Trial of the Templars is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Trial of the Templars was written by Malcolm Barber and published by Cambridge University Press
The Trial of the Templars has 408 pages
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