Knights Templar
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The Knights Templar was a Christian military order founded during the Crusades in order to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. These "Monks of War" were highly disciplined and they participated at many major battles during all nine Crusades, including the pivotal Battle of Hattin. They also founded the first modern checking/credit system, which made the organization wealthy enough to buy the island of Cyprus.
The Templars were exempt from all laws (except those given by the Pope) and as a result, they were feared by the kings of Europe. One king, Philip the Fair, decided to deal with the problem and on Friday the 13th, he simultaneously betrayed and backstabbed all of the Templars. The Templars then disappeared from history, though many groups (such as the Freemasons), have claimed that they are extensions of this famous organization.
For more information, read:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/sro/hkt/index.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14493a.htm
http://www.templarhistory.com/index.html
http://www.slate.com/id/2140307/?nav=tap3
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Military History Podcast is sponsored by the International Research and Publishing Corporation and Armchair General Magazine
The Knights Templar was a Christian military order founded during the Crusades in order to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. These "Monks of War" were highly disciplined and they participated at many major battles during all nine Crusades, including the pivotal Battle of Hattin. They also founded the first modern checking/credit system, which made the organization wealthy enough to buy the island of Cyprus.
The Templars were exempt from all laws (except those given by the Pope) and as a result, they were feared by the kings of Europe. One king, Philip the Fair, decided to deal with the problem and on Friday the 13th, he simultaneously betrayed and backstabbed all of the Templars. The Templars then disappeared from history, though many groups (such as the Freemasons), have claimed that they are extensions of this famous organization.
For more information, read:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/sro/hkt/index.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14493a.htm
http://www.templarhistory.com/index.html
http://www.slate.com/id/2140307/?nav=tap3
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart
Military History Podcast is sponsored by the International Research and Publishing Corporation and Armchair General Magazine
posted by George Hageman at 3:26 PM
2 Comments:
Great podcast everything by the text book's didn't even know about Star Wars and how it relates to the Knights Betrayel.
I have enjoyed your podcast since day 1, and notice how much better you have become since then.
I don't think you have done an episode about big artillery and its technology. Big Bertha would be an interesting story. Modern inventions like base bleed, sabots etc would also be interesting.
Keep up the good work.
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