The Persecution of the Knights Templar
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The Persecution of the Knights Templar

Scandal, Torture, Trial

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Persecution of the Knights Templar

Scandal, Torture, Trial

About this book

The trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history. Accused of heresy by the king of France, the Templars were arrested and imprisoned, had their goods seized and their monasteries ransacked. Under brutal interrogation and torture, many made shocking confessions: denial of Christ, desecration of the Cross, sex acts, and more.This narrative follows the everyday reality of the trial, from the early days of scandal and scheming in 1305, via torture, imprisonment and the dissolution of the order, to 1314, when leaders Jacques de Molay and Geoffroy de Charnay were burned at the stake. Through first-hand testimony and written records of the interrogations of 231 French Templars, this book illuminates the stories of hundreds of ordinary members, some of whom testified at the trial, as well as the many others who denied the charges or retracted their confessions.This is a deeply researched and immersive account that gives a striking vision of the relentless persecution, and the oft-underestimated resistance, of the once-mighty Knights Templar.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781643130019
eBook ISBN
9781643130897
Topic
History
Subtopic
European Medieval History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. List of Abbreviations
  5. List of Tables and Maps
  6. Translator’s Note
  7. Introduction
  8. 1.   Prelude (1305–1307)
  9. 2.   The Arrests (13 October 1307)
  10. 3.   The King and the Inquisition (October–November 1307)
  11. 4.   At Notre-Dame de Paris (?) (24 or 26 December 1307)
  12. 5.   Power Struggle (January–June 1308)
  13. 6.   Compromise: Poitiers–Chinon (June–August 1308)
  14. 7.   Clermont: The Diocesan Commissions (June 1309)
  15. 8.   The Papal Commission Gets Off to a Slow Start (August–November 1309)
  16. 9.   The Papal Commission at Work (1309–1311)
  17. 10. The Templars’ Revolt (February–May 1310)
  18. 11. The Council of Sens: The Revolt Is Quelled (11–12 May 1310)
  19. 12. Interlude: In the Prisons of Senlis (June 1310–1312)
  20. 13. The Second Phase of Interrogations (Paris, 1311)
  21. 14. The Council of Vienne and the Burning of Jacques de Molay (1311–1314)
  22. Appendices
  23. Notes
  24. Sources and bibliography
  25. Index of places
  26. Index of people
  27. Also by Alain Demurger
  28. Copyright