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Title: The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades by Piers Paul Read ISBN: 0-306-81071-9 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A serious history of the Templars and the crusades
Comment: This is a first class, thoroughly researched, brilliantly written text, and a serious, objective history of the Knights Templar and the era of the crusades.
I recommend this book to anyone with a serious commitment to learning about the Templars or an interest in this period of history. The Templars is profoundly intellectual, and rich in facts and detail which make this a challenging read. The book is often very heavy-going, but the reader's perseverance is rewarded with a high-standard of information and high-quality written English.
Much of the mystery and intrigue of the Knights Templar is beyond the scope of such a serious book, but when considering any of these topics the reader is sure to benefit from the abundance of textbook-level information provided in The Templars.
It is worth spending the time and effort to better understand this important and interesting chapter of human history that has exerted a major influence on the development of contemporary civilisation. The repercussions of these events reverberate strongly in world events to this day - perhaps more deeply than most people appreciate...
Rating: 3
Summary: A very interesting look into the Crusades era
Comment: I am not a historian, so I cannot attest to the validity of the facts presented in this book, as some reviewers had complained about. Other reviewers balked at this books breadth of scope. I actually enjoyed this. Its probably true that a better title for the book would have been something like "the crusades" or "Outrimer" or some such thing.
I think that a book restricted to the templars would be overly accademic to be intersting to a wide reader base. It would be hard to write a book about the Templars without mentioning the Teutonic Knights, the various kings of Europe, various Muslim forces and leader, and especially the Papacy and the Hospitaller Knights. The history of the Knights Templar are literally intertwined with all of these groups.
The only way to write a book strictly devoted to the Templars would be to write it exclusively for individuals who already knew a lot about Crusade history, and what would be the point of that? People who are so familiar with that period of western history wouldn't need to read a book about the Templars, because they would already know it.
I found the origins, the rule, the duelality of this monastic yet militaristic order, and the bizzare downfall of the order extremely interesting. In between the descriptions of each of these was a somewhat confusing and boring list of events that made up the history of Outrimer. This, obviously, was the history of the Templars and had to be included into a history of the order, but the overwhelming cast of characters made for a laborsome read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent work of history
Comment: I've read this book twice, once while traveling the Holy Land and just again. I learned much in each instance and I recommend this book to anyone interested in a basic history of the Templars. The are surely other histories on the subject that are valuable, and for me it has provided both a great deal of knowledge and a desire to learn more of the Order.
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Title: The Knights Templar : A New History by Helen Nicholson ISBN: 0750925175 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln ISBN: 0440136482 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 15 January, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ by Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince ISBN: 0684848910 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Trial of the Templars by Malcolm Barber ISBN: 0521457270 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 30 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Templars and the Grail: Knights of the Quest by Karen Ralls ISBN: 0835608077 Publisher: Quest Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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