
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mostly known as the Knights Templar. Were officially endorsed by the Catholic Church in the early 12th century. Their distinctive white mantles and red cross are recognizable. They were among the wealthiest and...

Charles Greenstreet Addison (1812-66) was an English barrister and historical, travel, and legal writer. He was born in Maidstone, Kent and was called to the bar in 1842 by the Inner Temple, joining the home circuit and Kent sessions. In 1848 he married Frances Octavia, the twelfth...

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From the battlefields of the Crusades to the halls of kings and popes, the dramatic rise and fall of the Knights Templar unfolds in this classic historical study. In The Knights Templars by C. G. Addison, the history of one of the most powerful and controversial...