About this item
Founded in 1119 shortly after the first crusade to defend those areas of the Holy Land conquered from the Muslims, the Poor Knights of the Temple, or Knights Templars, were a manifestation of the new zealous piety of the 12th century. Their name derives from the site, supposedly near Solomon's temple, given them by Baldwin, king of Jerusalem; the Templars' lifestyle, combining the anti-Muslim and quasi-monastic ideals of the day, brought them respect and enormous wealth in the 12th century. By the late 13th century, however, Europeans' loss of the Holy Land undermined the Templars' prestige at the moment when King Philip IV of France coveted their wealth, and he had them suppressed.
shelf wear to edges of the jacket, minor foxing to the top edges of the pages, otherwise pages in very good condition
- Author(s):
- Robinson, John J
- Condition:
- Very Good +
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN-10:
- 0871316579
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