The Knights Templar Chronology: Tracking History's Most Intriguing Monks [Paperback]

George Smart (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1418498890 | ISBN-13: 978-1418498894 | Publication Date: January 10, 2005

If you liked The Da Vinci Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail, you"ll love digging deeper with The Knights Templar Chronology, a fascinating timeline telling the year by year story of one of history's most secret and mysterious brotherhoods -- in detail unmatched by any other reference volume. This remarkable book maps out at a glance the Templars" rise and fall from which so many modern-day groups draw inspiration. Never before have the world's most intriguing Knights had their incredible adventures and history so fully captured.

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This remarkable book maps out at a glance the Templars' rise and fall from which so many modern-day groups draw inspiration. Never before have the world’s most intriguing Knights had their incredible adventures and history so fully captured.

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As few things captivate the human mind and imagination as a story unfinished, the Knights Templars’ purpose, organization, secret rituals, achievements, influence, and disappearance have become one of the most persistent and enduring mysteries in history. The Knights Templar Chronology is dedicated to expanding knowledge on history’s most intriguing monks and creating opportunities and funding for more direct, archeological research to discover their legacy. -- George Smart

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Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (January 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418498890
• ISBN-13: 978-1418498894
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,172,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good history, good starting point for research, April 14, 2007

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G. Stewart "Debussy & Sibelius Freak" (Chesapeake, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Knights Templar Chronology: Tracking History's Most Intriguing Monks (Paperback)

I have spent years studying the Knights Templar and have read countless books, both fact and fiction, about the group. This book is a good primer for anyone that is looking for a timeline of the Templars.
If you are a beginner looking for information on the Templars, this book will serve as a starting point which leads you to more in depth works depending on what sparks your interest, piques your curiosity.
Mr. Smart has produced a concise timeline of the years leading up to the creation of the Templars, the years of the Templars existence, and their ultimate fall at the hands of the French monarchy and the catholic church.

A good starting point for anyone interested in learning more about the mysterious order of warrior monks.

***One caveat, this timeline does make reference to information from "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" which, at the time of publication of this book was considered researched truth. The requisite release of "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown and the movie brought about a new study which proved a hoax involving the "Priory of Sion". The Priory of Sion did not exist as stated in "Holy Blood, Holy Grail". It was a well planned, well laid out hoax. All of this information came out after the publishing of "The Knights Templar Chronology" by George Smart. Although Mr. Smart cannot be blamed for sighting what was, at the time of publication, assumed to be fact, the fact that this is no longer valid information should be noted now.***

(+++ On a side note: I have recently had the pleasure of corresponding with Mr. Smart and have found that he is sincere in his studies and his dedication to the work he produced. He is a very gracious, kind gentleman. +++)

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some myths are more real than others, February 26, 2005

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Charles T. Grubb "dr_ct" (Carrboro, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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Amid the hype and mythology resulting from the DaVinci Code, George Smart provides a factual foundation for the quest to answer critical questions about the historical Jesus, his relationships, and the evolution of the Christian Church. Smart is too wise to purport to answer these questions, but he does provide a strong historical basis to justify them as legitimate queries. One pass through this chronology will convince you that not only are the questions real, but it will leave you wondering who does not want them answered.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Fluff Piece, July 5, 2009

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P. Mcnamee (Chesapeake,VA) - See all my reviews
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I agree with Henry Tucci's review -he hit the nail on the head. I don't know where all these glowing assessments for this light weight book came from, but I was also disappointed. I saw the author on the History Channel & pursued the purchase of the book based on that appearance. The "book" ,if you can call it that,looks like it was slated to to be an addendum to a major volume, to be found at the end of the main body of work-really not worthy of being peddled as a history book. There was a segment re: the Newport (RI) Tower and the possible builders which has no attribution whatsoever. There is little text regarding major events. I have to rate this as the worst book on the subject of the Knights Templar I have read.