The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the most powerful military order of the Crusades

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First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1999. This paperback edition published in 2001 by Phoenix Press / a division of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, London. The Templars - Front Cover Half-title Author Biography / Also by Piers Paul Read Title Page Printer's Imprint Contents Acknowledgements Maps Preface Part One: The Temple 1. The Temple of Solomon 2. The New Temple 3. The Rival Temple Map 1. The high tide of Islam 4. The Temple Regained Map 2. Christendom at the time of the First Crusade Map 3. France at the time of the First Crusade Part Two: The Templars 5. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ Map 4. Outremer 6. The Templars in Palestine 7. Outremer Map 5. Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in the twelfth century Map 6. Principal Templar strongholds in Syria and Palestine 8. Saladin [photoplates] 9. Richard the Lionheart 10. The Enemies Within Map 7. Templar preceptories and castles in the West in the mid-twelfth century 11. Frederick of Hohenstaufen 12. The Kingdom of Acre 13. Louis of France 14. The Fall of Acre Part Three: The Fall of the Templars 15. The Temple in Exile 16. The Temple Assaulted 17. The Temple Destroyed Epilogue: The Verdict of History Appendices The Later Crusades Grand Masters of the Temple Bibliography End notes Index Rear Cover