The Templars
The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons

I know that before I can claim to know anything about the Templars, I have to read Malcolm Barber's THE NEW KNIGHTHOOD. That, however, will have to wait till I can afford it. In the meantime, I decided to try THE TRAGEDY OF THE TEMPLARS, half supposing it might turn out to be hilariously bad, but ho......more

This book is a primer on crusades, the story of the templars is just woven within the narrative. I learned a lot reading it, the order of the templars and their role in the holy land is something I was always aware off, but it was nice to get a more detailed account. Some reviewers seem to be annoyed......more

Michael Haag's book should really be called by it's subtitle: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States, since this is more a potted history of Outremer (as those states in the Holy Land were called) than a detailed history of the Templars. The Templars flit in and out of the story and only really be......more

Started a bit slow as it is dense with historical names, cities, etc. However, it picked up after the third chapter and gave an insightful historical analysis of the Templars and everyone they encountered in their history such as the Sunni warrior Saladin. It's rather interesting the level of unrest......more

Wide ranging and thorough study of not only the Templars and crusaders but also of the growth and schisms within Islam which goes some way to explaining much about the global situation in 2017. I don’t know enough about the subject matter to tell whether there is any great bias or wilful misinterpre......more