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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794653703321

Autore

Nicholson Helen J. <1960->

Titolo

The Knights Templar / / Helen J. Nicholson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leeds : , : Arc Humanities Press, , 2021

ISBN

1-64189-170-X

1-64189-169-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Past imperfect

Disciplina

271.7913

Soggetti

Military religious orders - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Beginnings -- Chapter 2. The Concept -- Chapter 3. Beliefs -- Chapter 4. Battle -- Chapter 5. Impact -- Chapter 6. The End -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

Over seven hundred years after the pope dissolved their Order, the Templars remain as controversial as ever. How could warriors also be monks? What did they really believe in? Why did they fail to protect the Holy Land? What impact did they have on society? Why were they dissolved-were they really heretics? Based on the medieval evidence and the latest research by modern scholars, this book surveys some key areas of the Templars' history. It argues that despite their wide landholdings and apparent power the Templars' influence depended on the patronage of popes and kings, and that they were destroyed when their most powerful patron had more to gain than lose from their dissolution.