Lecturer: Thomas F. Madden, Saint Louis University. Compact disc.
Contents:
Lecture 8. Lecture 1. Treasures and grails : the curious myths of the Knights Templar. Lecture 2. Christian warrior monks -- disc 3. Lecture 3. The rise of the Templars in the Crusader states ; Lecture 4. The horns of Hattin and its aftermath -- disc 3. Lecture 5. The last years of the Templars in the East ; Lecture 6. New knighthood : how the Templar order operated -- disc 4. Lecture 7. Heretics, devils, and magic : the fall of the Templars ; Lecture 8. Treasures and grails : the curious myths of the Knights Templar.
Summary:
Professor Thomas F. Madden examines one of the most fascinating organizations in world history: the Knights Templar, whose members gave up home, family, and worldly possessions to defenD the Holy Land and the Christian pilgrims who journeyed there.
Series:
The modern scholar : great professors teaching you!
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