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The persecution of the Knights Templar : scandal, torture, trial / Alain Demurger ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
A history of the infamous trial of the Order of the Knights Templar draws on firsthand testimonies and written records to chronicle the early plots of 1305, the tortured confessions of arrested Templars, and the executions of order leaders.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643130019 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 354 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-335) and indexes. |
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| Subject: | Templars > History. Templars > Trials, litigation, etc. Civilization, Medieval. Europe > History > 467-1492. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 271.7913 Dem | 31681010148302 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A history of the infamous trial of the Order of the Knights Templar draws on firsthand testimonies and written records to chronicle the early plots of 1305, the tortured confessions of arrested Templars and the executions of order leaders. - Baker & Taylor
A history of the infamous trial of the Order of the Knights Templar draws on firsthand testimonies and written records to chronicle the early plots of 1305, the tortured confessions of arrested Templars, and the executions of order leaders. - Simon and Schuster
The definitive account of history's most infamous trial, following the doomed Order of the Knights Templar from scandal to suppression.
The trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history. Accused of heresy by the king of France, the Templars were arrested and imprisoned, had their goods seized and their monasteries ransacked. Under brutal interrogation and torture, many made shocking confessions: denial of Christ, desecration of the Cross, sex acts, and more.
This narrative follows the everyday reality of the trial, from the early days of scandal and scheming in 1305, via torture, imprisonment and the dissolution of the order, to 1314, when leaders Jacques de Molay and Geoffroy de Charnay were burned at the stake. Through first-hand testimony and written records of the interrogations of 231 French Templars, this book illuminates the stories of hundreds of ordinary members, some of whom testified at the trial, as well as the many others who denied the charges or retracted their confessions.
This is a deeply researched and immersive account that gives a striking vision of the relentless persecution, and the oft-underestimated resistance, of the once-mighty Knights Templar. - WW Norton
The definitive account of history's most infamous trial, following the doomed Order of the Knights Templar from scandal to suppression.
