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Most people do not understand exactly what happened to the Templars and this book is very accurate on that account. Enjoyed this book and it is excellent if you are doing research on the Knights Templar. Reading was interesting and references were easy to research online.
It is a must have in any Templar or Crusade library and a must have reference. This is based on Historical documentation and as close to contemporary accounts of the Crusades as possible. If you are sick of reading the hype and hyperbole about the Knights Templar, and would like to know what they REALLY did then this is the book for you. If you want to hear ficticious accounts about what they 'could have' done then read something like Holy Blood Holy Grail. Historians would like this book, fantasy fans will find it "tedious".
The subject matter is, or can be, fascinating, however the stultifying and the excessive use of foreign phrases detracts from the narrative. The profusion of Latin words & phrases without any attempt at translation deprives the reader of the subjects substance. This book does not include either. I am a History buff, and am interested in learning more about little known subjects, such as the Templars, and can enjoy reading any history provided the author can generate reader interest in his subject matter, which Mr. Addison has failed to do for me. Also, a book of history should include an Index, & a biblioghaphy.
The publisher, however, should be embarrassed at the typos, third grade grammar and syntax in the introduction. The text, dating from 1842, is interesting and informative, especially for beginners. Makes the bookseem like one published by some wierd fringe group.
Addison goes into some deep history of the Templars and the Times they lived in right up to the supression of the order. This book is great to start on your journey to find the truth about this order of Knights. This book is full of history of the Order of the Knights Templar. He also sets up a basis for the fact that the Templars did not all 'go away' after thier supression but lived on in countries where Phillip and Pope Clement V could not touch them.
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