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The History of the Knights Templars Paperback – October 1, 2012

by Charles G. Addison (Author)
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The history of the Knights Templars is a remarkable story of triumphs and defeats, marked with controversies and tragedy.  From their rise to their demise, Charles G. Addison captivatingly chronicles the various characters that played a role in shaping this powerful military order that reigned for almost two centuries during the Middle Ages.

Having examined scores of documents and texts, and traveled to many of the ruined fortresses and castles of the order, Addison was an expert on the Templars’ history. He insightfully details their plight in this volume, first published in 1842. Starting with the origins of the brotherhood, the foundations and ideals of the order, and their chosen symbol of the red cross, the author explains their role in protecting pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land, their feats during the Crusades, the relationships they held with various kings and church leaders, their contributions to protecting Europe from Turkish conquest and preserving Christianity in Europe and Asia, and their tragic end: stripped of their lands, tortured, and burned at the stake.  

Addison provides a clear and comprehensible account of this great religious and military fraternity of knights and monks that will engross anyone interested in their history and the Middle Ages.
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    288 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Skyhorse
  4. Publication date
    October 1, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    161608846X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1616088460
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Charles G. Addison was an English barrister and historical, travel, and legal writer during the nineteenth century. He is the author of Damascus and Palmyra, The Temple Church, and two legal textbooks, A Treatise on the Law of Contracts and Wrongs and their Remedies, and A Treatise on the Law of Torts. He lived in England.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse; 1st edition (October 1, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 161608846X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1616088460
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Shan A
5.0 out of 5 stars A five star HAPPY
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023
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I’m giving this five stars simply because of my son’s reaction to getting this surprise HAPPY!
He’s always been so interested in the knights of Templar, then once he was in college, in a fraternity, then president of the fraternity, he realized how these two organizations shared so many of the same values and rituals for new members.
He was ecstatic to receive this HAPPY!
As a mom, that automatically makes me give it five stars!

Note: when I buy my kids, now adult kids a gift for no reason whatsoever except that I feel they need a little pick me up…I’ve always called it a HAPPY!!
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EdwardT
5.0 out of 5 stars Good history of the templars
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
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Outstanding book.
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Patrick
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting but contains untranslated foreign language like Latin
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021
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I am half way through the book, and it has a lot of interesting information.
But there are parts which I do dislike, and those are the parts that haven't been translated. In the midst of a piece of text you can find Latin, Old English or French. Languages which I don't master, and so I have no idea what they refer to.
For every foreign text, as the book is written in English, there should have been a translation of that foreign text. That, imho, is a big miss and a pity to an interesting story.
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Brother Greg
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great history book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017
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This so far was the most enjoyable read I've experienced on Templars with letters from the times and very detailed events of battles and outcomes. I've learned a lot I'd say and this has helped me,
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read....
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018
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Arrived on time and as described...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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GOOD READ
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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great book.
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Dione H.
3.0 out of 5 stars Knights Templar
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This book gets a bit technical for me. It's a good book but slow going for me.
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Deese
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written!
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2019
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Historical and interesting!
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Mr S McCann
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2020
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Great book and great pictures,very informative and clear and concise information surrounding the period of the crusades
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guidoliguori
3.0 out of 5 stars A very challenging read..
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2021
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Written in the 1800's. Latin abounds. It is a well researched book and interesting given the views of the author pre-date, by some margin, modern thinking and understanding of the Templars. It is challenging to read and I did read about matters that are not well covered in other Templar books.
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michael J
2.0 out of 5 stars History text for sure
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2018
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Difficult to read as it kept going back and forth during different templar times
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Baba-Anne C
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and dry reading
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2022
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This book is for researchers
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