00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862137378 Buklod 20241204110231.0 g||| | || || ta 241204t20011999enkabf rb |001 0|eng d 9780753810873 0753810875 (iLib)UPBAG-00031981980 BC-69630 Gift- Michael Afable DLC BAG rda eng CR 4743 R43 2001 Read, Piers Paul 1941- author. The templars Piers Paul Read. London Phoenix Press, a division of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2001. ©1999. xiii, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color), color map 20 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index. Piers Paul Read reveals the Templars-in their white tunics with red cross over chainmall - as the first uniformed standing army in the western world, as well as pioneers of international banking. He examines their fall at the hands of a greedy French king, who extracted confessions of heresy and immorality by torture. And the extraordinary Middle Ages, with their blend of high religious fervour and unusual cruelty, are brought startlingly to the page. --Back Cover. Templars History. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN CR 4743 R43 2001 Book