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The Templar Order. The History of the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Temple and London Temple

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The Templar Order. The History of the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Temple and London Temple
14.99 €
The book by Charles G. Addison - legal scholar, an expert in the history of the Order - is dedicated to the legendary brotherhood of the Poor Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem. The author tells about the birth of the most powerful military-religious order of the time, the peculiarities of the charter, hierarchy and possessions Templars in the East and West. Addison reports on the exploits of the Templars in defense of the Holy Land, the participation of the Knights of the Temple in the military campaigns of Richard the Lionheart and other Christian kings, tells of the confrontation with Saladin, the siege of Jerusalem and the tragic loss of Acre, the last stronghold of the Templars in the Holy Land, and also covers the trial of the Templars in England. In the last chapters of his book, Charles Addison, Esquire of InnerTemple, describes the Templars' main residence in England and the magnificent temple of the cloister, as well as outlining the history of London Temple after the dissolution of the order and the transfer of its possessions to the ownership of the lawyers, who restored a number of customs of the Knights of the Temple and revived the traditions of former hospitality.
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