Templáři

Have the Templars really disappeared? And their famous treasure with them? Has the curse uttered by the last Grand Master of the Order at the stake come true? Are the Knights Templar the predecessors of the Freemasons?
Traces of the Knights Templar and the battles they fought in the Holy Land alongside the Crusaders can be found as early as the First Crusade, but the birth of the Order is as mysterious as its fall. With Xavier Hélary, we are taken on a journey through the history of the Knights Templar, from the days of their real power in the Middle Ages – largely due to the protection they enjoyed from the Pope – to the false accusations spread by the French king, Philip the Fair, to destroy the order. The author also attempts to separate fact from fiction and shed light on the legends surrounding the order, regularly revived in films and literature.