The Knights Templar are known for their activities in the Holy Land, but this book examines their place in British history. It aims to set them within their national and local context through an in-depth examination of their farming, royal and financial role. Each county where the Templars had a land and houses is treated separately, and the whole drawn together to look at the Order within medieval society.However, the main objective of the Templars in Britain was to send resources to the Holy Land, and the book does not loose sight of events there. The trial and fall of the Templars in Britain is examined and compared with the treatment they received elsewhere.The verdict of history on their guilt is discussed, and the treatment of the order in fact and fiction conclude the book.This is the first-ever history of the powerful Knights Templar as they operated in Britain.
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'A usefully original volume...clearly presented and carefully documented.' "Northern History"
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The powerful Knights Templar, a secret society whose rites and rituals are shrouded in mystery, are a familiar part of the Crusades story across Europe. Yet until now, very little has been known of their existence in Britain. The Knights Templar in Britain unravels these historical secrets, setting them firmly within their national and local context within medieval society. From their founding in the early twelfth century to their downfall two centuries later, Lord charts their expansion of their territories in Britain. Showing which sites they chose and why, filling in with colourful detail their daily life, she also exposes the rituals that sustained these warriors monks. The Knights Templar in Britain is not only the first history of this dimension of the Templars story, it is a vital addition to our understanding of the Crusades. Evelyn Lord is on the Board of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of the hugely successful publication ‘Investigating the Twentieth Century' (2000).
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