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The Hidden History of the Knights Templar
- The Church's Oldest Conspiracy
- Narrated by: Charles D. Baker
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Full of incredible turns of events including secrets, deceits, lies and betrayals, the history of the Knights Templar from their triumphant conquests to their abrupt fall still fascinates. Find out the hidden history of the Knights Templar that really led to their demise.
The Knights Templar existed officially for less than 200 years. Founded to protect pilgrims who were travelling through the Holy Lands, their rise to power was sudden. They became some of the most feared warriors in the region, they had a mandate from God, they controlled perhaps the world's first real banking system, and they waged war against anyone who tried to wrestle Christianity and seize holy grounds from the control of the Catholic Church. Within their short lifespan, they quickly became one of the most powerful societies in Europe, if not the world. But, just as they rose to power with relative speed, they fell from grace just as fast. Forged in the crucible of Middle Eastern conflict, their power was soon resented and feared. Before they could become even more powerful, the greatest nations in Europe and the Church turned on them. The once powerful Templars were hunted, caught, tortured, and eventually burned at the stake. According to their prosecutors, they were a devil-worshipping secret society who spat on the cross and plotted against the Pope. They were officially disbanded and their members treated with extreme contempt and prejudice. Or so goes the official story. In this book, we will not only look into the official history of the Knights Templar, but will examine the various ways their influence and ideas have tunneled their way into the modern world. A group this powerful does not vanish overnight. Instead, their history has been linked to the Freemasons, to vicious curses, to the butchery of the Crusades, and even to Christian relics such as the Holy Grail. For many people, the Templars did not vanish and they did not relinquish their tight grip on the power....
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- Michael
- 20-04-22
Essentially a promo for Holy Blood, Holy Grail
If you're interested in the Templars and theories about them in general, or about the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail in particular, this is worth a listen. If it's free! If you have to pay for it, not so much.
The narrator is constantly overly dramatic.
Most egregious of all is his "rrrrrRobert! The Bruce!" but more or less everything he utters is over the top. Unless he's busy snickering, that is.
Anecdotally, I'd say about half of the literary references are to Holy Blood, Holy Grail - which, granted, is a great read (especially if you think Dan Brown's story was "original") but should be taken with at least a fist full of salt.
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- Mr O Cogswell
- 02-04-20
Interesting
Quite an interesting account, but nothing really new. A good introduction and starting point. Enjoyable.
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- Duncan
- 16-11-16
Very informative.
Very informative. I like how the book starts with the people's common knowledge of Templar history, before exploring it's theories and alternative ideas. Then seamlessly woven back into the overarching fate of the grandmasters. And their legacy? Well, time may tell but not this time, maybe after we find another scroll or two!!
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- Shaun White
- 30-01-23
interesting.
was OK, but nothing new than what is already in the main stream. But still worth a listen to understand the whole story
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- Iain Frame
- 04-10-20
Too much conspiracy stuff, insufficient history
I do like these stories of the Templars but this one had way too much far fetched stuff from debunked conspiracies liked Holy Blood Holy Grail (later largely rehashed as The Da Vinci Code). You come away thinking that the Templars and Crusaders are just bloodthirsty sectarian thugs, rather than understanding the very real religious politics of the age. Didn't like the narrator's style at all - it was really hammed up and exaggerated, as if talking to children.
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