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The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades
The Templars The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades
Author: Piers Paul Read
First time in paperback: The best-selling novelist's sweeping popular history of the Knights Templar. In 1099, the city of Jerusalem, a possession of the Islamic Caliphate for over four hundred years, fell to an army of European knights intent on restoring the Cross to the Holy Lands. From the ranks of these holy warriors emerged an order of mo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780306810718
ISBN-10: 0306810719
Publication Date: 10/9/2001
Pages: 384
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3.8 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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hardtack avatar reviewed The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades on + 2540 more book reviews
I won't pretend this wasn't a difficult book for me to read. Expecting a history of the Templars, I was treated to an in-depth history of Christianity and Islam. Perhaps, if I wasn't already knowledgeable in those subjects, I would have found it more interesting. Still, the author did a very good job with his detailed history of those religions, the Templars, the Crusades, and the politics surrounding them.

While telling me more than I really wanted to know, the author did a fantastic job teaching me.
reviewed The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades on + 18 more book reviews
Actually, I gave this book as a gift to a family member, and they have told me "It is very interesting and enjoyable". We as a family are great fans of the program Oak Island on History channel and consequently, this book is more interesting.
colonelstech avatar reviewed The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades on + 38 more book reviews
Read's history is an excellent antidote to the myths and dramatizations that have followed the Templars since the 1300s.
Complrehensive, balanced, and scholarly, Read's history offers a readable and accessible pathway to Templar history.
Yerffej avatar reviewed The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades on + 6 more book reviews
I enjoyed the first section of the book, when the history of the templars were laid out, but the second half was hard to follow.


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