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Malcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East for nearly two centuries, in October 1307 the members of this respected Order were arrested... Read Full Overview

First published in 1978, Barber's detailed and vivid study traces the events between Philip IV's arrest of the Templars in 1307 and the burning of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Templars, at the stake in 1314. This detailed account examines the motivation of the chief... Read Full Overview

On 18 March 1314, Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Templars, was burned at the stake. For almost two centuries, the knights of the Order of the Temple had flourished during the Crusades in Palestine and Syria, and in the West, notably in France. But in 1307, the Templars... Read Full Overview