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Gordon Napier.
The Rise and Fall of the Knights Templar. The Order of the Temple, 1118-1314: A True History of Faith, Glory, Betrayal and Tragedy.

Published Stroud: Spellmount, 2007 (previous edn. was 2003).
ISBN 9781862273665.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: Oaklands Book Services, Stonehouse.
Size: 157x234x17mm.
Page count: xv,208pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has some mild scuffs on the covers, some wear on the edges with the corners starting to fray, some mild bumping along the lower edge at the back of the book; the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.


This item £7.50
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within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[History Press edn. in print at £14.99]
Weight without packaging: 361g.

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Contents: Holy war; Templars’ rule; Fortunes of war in the Holy Land; Powers & accomplishments; Loss of Jerusalem; 3rd crusade & its aftermath; Fate of the Holy Land; Aftermath of Acre; Sleep of reason; Downfall; Destruction of the Temple; Possible non‑Catholic influences on the Templars; trial & terror; Templars beyond France; Abolition & aftermath; Shadow of the crusades.
Appendices: Modern templars — survival or revival?; Grand masters; Timeline.

Notes: at end of each chapter
Tables: 1
Illustrations: 10 pages, monochrome
Maps & plans:
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 3pp
Index: yes

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See also | Knights Templar |

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