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The Templars: The Rise and Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones
4 reviews
sskalon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Outstanding research, paired with skillful narration.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and War
Minor: Rape and Slavery
lucyatoz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
The Knights Templar were the wealthiest and most powerful religious military orders during the times of the crusaders. The historian Dan Jones, who's podcast This is History is a bite size series now into season 3, knows his history!
I read this book, having already read In the Reign of King John: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England in December 2022, provides a broader overview of how the Templars were formed in the early 1100's and their fall just over 200 years later.
The book is in 4 parts, Pilgrims, Soldiers, Banks and Heretics and it covers all the major crusades that they had involvement with and although it is a very broad overview, you get a good insight into the order over the course of just over 400 pages it is a good introduction to this period of history.
I read this book, having already read In the Reign of King John: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England in December 2022, provides a broader overview of how the Templars were formed in the early 1100's and their fall just over 200 years later.
The book is in 4 parts, Pilgrims, Soldiers, Banks and Heretics and it covers all the major crusades that they had involvement with and although it is a very broad overview, you get a good insight into the order over the course of just over 400 pages it is a good introduction to this period of history.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
didactylos's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Takes a lot of stamina to get through this. Extremely detailed and of great interest to anyone with a passing desire to know more about this period.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War