The Knights Templar: A Captivating Guide to a Powerful Catholic Military Order and Their Impact on the Crusades

by Captivating History

Everyone likes stories of adventure and courage. And you will find just that in this book.People get a thrill from reading about knights in shining armor racing across the battlefield and doing all kinds of works of chivalry. This is a book about one of the best-known knights of the Middle Ages. Best of all, this is not fiction; the Knights Templar were very real, and their story is amazing.The story of the Knights Templar is traced from its beginning to its end. This book also includes some of the best-known legends and myths of the Knights Templar and how their influence is still felt today.The Crusades come alive in the pages of this book. The Knights Templar was a formal force and personified the crusading spirit of the time.Readers will learn more than just combat episodes, as this book looks at the other side of the Templars, such as how they financed their endeavors, their ability to manage land and properties, and what made them the most amazing warrior monks of all. You will also discover how this group of brave and virtuous men was brought down by the greed of one man.The story of the Knights Templar is one of chivalry not found in fairytales. They were men on a mission, and many died trying to fulfill it. Readers who love accounts of the Middle Ages will discover stories about the order that are not known by many people. Best of all, these stories are true.Anyone who reads this book will discover the The Templars were usually outnumbered on the battlefield but won anyway.Many Templar castles still exist and are amazing tourist attractions.The Templars were some of the largest landowners in Europe.The Templars were not just warriors; they were also financial managers.Some common banking practices originated with the Knights Templar.Their legends are still popular today.And so much more!Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin learning more about the Knights Templar!

Genres: History

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 15, 2023

Reviews

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review of The Knights Templar: A Captivating Guide to a Powerful Military & Their Impact on the Crusades
By: Captivating History
Pop culture has been having an affair with the ideas on who the Knights Templar are and the wild theories about them that the public speculates. This book takes a look at this military order explaining the real history about this group and debunking the theories. The book talks about how good they were with finances, how many castles they had built, and how they were the protectors of Christianity and the world. There is a chapter explaining about how Philip IV of France was responsible for their downfall by villainizing them. There is another chapter that discusses how not only were they warrior monks, but the different tasks that weren’t just about the crusades. This was a good starting point for me to learn the facts about the Knights Templar, but I have to admit I was disappointed to have some of the theories weren’t true. Or at least there was no evidence.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I am not an historian, or an archeologist, the fascination with the Knights Templar has long been an interest of mine. TV, Movies, documentaries all have their slant on what it means to be one of the warrior monks. They were fierce in their protective duties, economical in their monetary responsibilities and ultimately they were disarmed by the unexpected retaliation from the very Church they toiled for. This Guide brings together the origins, the battles, the diplomacy and the financial institutions that characterized the Knights Templar.
I thoroughly enjoyed this trek through the mysteries, the folklore and the legends. Very entertaining and compelling, the truth of these men may be lost to history but imagined in words.

[Debbie Benson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. It was interesting learning about the Knights Templar and how good they were at their financials. Of course greed of the rulers destroyed this and the Knights Templar. Perhaps they should have taken lessons instead.

[David Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book on the knights Templars

I have read many books over the years about the Knights Templars fiction and non fiction and this is by far the most complete and thorough edition of their lives and unfortunate deaths. I truly enjoyed the book although I still cling to the idea of them as heroes and as knights in shinning armor. Read this book it is very very good!

[arturo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book that talks about one of the most well-known and controversial organizations in the medieval world, due to its rise and fall, many controversies that led to myth and inventions, whether for better or worse. The book does not focus precisely, like a good part of authors who go for the conspiracy of The Templars, but rather reviews more of their true history.

[WILLIAM R HOLMES · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Templars

Found The book quite interesting and laid out in a fashion that even a person such as myself, with no previous idea's about the Templars could find the facts and fables easy to understand .

[Janine Regan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interested

Good read and simply stated for anything who has an interest. Dispels a lot of myths Could be read in an afternoon

[Patricia Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great historical account. Filled in a lot of missed information. Gives context for many events that I knew in isolation from each other.

[Galicius · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would be helpful if the author of this document were to make themselves more visible. The documentation is quite lengthy and consists mostly of URLs, which can be challenging to navigate.