The Knights Templar
These sites offer information about the most famous knightly order and the individuals who guided it.
'The Real History Behind the Templars' by Sharan Newman
Your Guide's review of Sharan Newman's informative factual history of the much-misunderstood Knights of the Temple.
Your Guide's review of Sharan Newman's informative factual history of the much-misunderstood Knights of the Temple.
Knights Templar Encyclopedia by Karen Ralls, Ph.D.
A review by your Guide of the handy reference work covering all aspects of the Templar Knights.
A review by your Guide of the handy reference work covering all aspects of the Templar Knights.
Books about the History of the Templars
Your Guide's choices for the best books that offer factual historical information about the Templar Knights, the warrior monks of the Crusades.
Your Guide's choices for the best books that offer factual historical information about the Templar Knights, the warrior monks of the Crusades.
The Knights Templar: Warrior Monks
A concise introduction to the origins, expansion, organization and downfall of the Templars, the warrior monks who defended pilgrims in the Holy Land.
A concise introduction to the origins, expansion, organization and downfall of the Templars, the warrior monks who defended pilgrims in the Holy Land.
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Knights Templars
Lightly-hyperlinked overview of the order's origins, history and tragic end, well-written by Charles Moeller.
Lightly-hyperlinked overview of the order's origins, history and tragic end, well-written by Charles Moeller.
An Essex Mystery
An examination of the alignment of three pubs in Essex and a fourth which points to a significant site of the Templars. Coincidence or design? Presented by Peter Fox.
An examination of the alignment of three pubs in Essex and a fourth which points to a significant site of the Templars. Coincidence or design? Presented by Peter Fox.
The Knights Templar
This huge site by Stephen Dafoe includes details of Templar traditions, historical overviews, biographies, chronologies, speculative essays, and much much more. Excellent.
This huge site by Stephen Dafoe includes details of Templar traditions, historical overviews, biographies, chronologies, speculative essays, and much much more. Excellent.
The History of Costume: 12th Century Templars
Excellent 19th-century illustration of three Templar Knights of the twelfth or thirteenth century.
Excellent 19th-century illustration of three Templar Knights of the twelfth or thirteenth century.
The History of Costume: 13th Century Templars
Excellent 19th-century illustration of a knight, a prince, and a Templar knight of the thirteenth century.
Excellent 19th-century illustration of a knight, a prince, and a Templar knight of the thirteenth century.
In Praise of the New Knighthood
The ORB's five-chapter excerpt from St. Bernard de Clairvaux's treatise in support of the newly-formed Templar order, translated by Conrad Greenia.
The ORB's five-chapter excerpt from St. Bernard de Clairvaux's treatise in support of the newly-formed Templar order, translated by Conrad Greenia.
Military Orders: The Templars
Concise and informative overview by Malcom Barber at the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
Concise and informative overview by Malcom Barber at the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
The Primitive Rule of the Templars
A translation by Mrs. Judith Upton-Ward offered at the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
A translation by Mrs. Judith Upton-Ward offered at the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
The Rule of St. Benedict Compared with the Rule of the Templ
Extensive and intriguing article by Steven Grobschmidt at the ORB compares the religious guidelines of the purely monastic order with the largely military one.
Extensive and intriguing article by Steven Grobschmidt at the ORB compares the religious guidelines of the purely monastic order with the largely military one.
A Short History of the Knights Templar
Concise overview of the origins and history of the Templars in Europe, from the official Web site of the Knights Templar of England and Wales by Dame Stella M. Bernardi.
Concise overview of the origins and history of the Templars in Europe, from the official Web site of the Knights Templar of England and Wales by Dame Stella M. Bernardi.
The Story of Jacques DeMolay
Very brief information about the grand master is included in this short summary of the end of the Templars at the DeMolay International site.
Very brief information about the grand master is included in this short summary of the end of the Templars at the DeMolay International site.
The Templars in Portugal
A brief overview of Templar activity in Portugal is hyperlinked to additional pertinent information. Links are also provided to tables about the Portuguese Templar Masters and Templar holdings. Nice effort by Rod Thorn.
A brief overview of Templar activity in Portugal is hyperlinked to additional pertinent information. Links are also provided to tables about the Portuguese Templar Masters and Templar holdings. Nice effort by Rod Thorn.