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The Knights Templar Hiding in Plain Sight: The Life of Robert II Furfan de Ros
The life of Robert II Furfan de Ros is fascinating. The man did it all, but nobody has heard of him.
He marries the king of Scotland's daughter. He goes on the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart and angers the king of Austria during that Crusade, which causes King Richard to be held for ransom. He raises 25 percent of a king's ransom. He is the sheriff of Nottingham, leads the First Baron's Revolt that forces King John to sign the Magna Carta, gets excommunicated by the pope, is one of the Famed Magna Carta Surities, and raises King Henry III from a small child until adulthood. Yet nobody has heard of him until now.
He marries the king of Scotland's daughter. He goes on the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart and angers the king of Austria during that Crusade, which causes King Richard to be held for ransom. He raises 25 percent of a king's ransom. He is the sheriff of Nottingham, leads the First Baron's Revolt that forces King John to sign the Magna Carta, gets excommunicated by the pope, is one of the Famed Magna Carta Surities, and raises King Henry III from a small child until adulthood. Yet nobody has heard of him until now.
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Published December 2, 2020
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May 21, 2023
This book promised so much. I was really looking forward to finding out about the life of my direct ancestor. Unfortunately, there seemed to be very little information about Robert de Ros. Instead the book has lists of who is related to who. The author expresses some surprise at this. My only surprise is how little the author seemed to know about the history of the conquest and the complexity of the aristocratic relationships.
A great disappointment.
A great disappointment.
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