The Shattered Cross the Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars (Paperback)

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Editore: Brooklyn Btidge Books, 2026

1968950028 / 9781968950026

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Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery delivers an expansive, richly detailed historical and interpretive masterpiece on one of medieval Europe's most enigmatic and influential military orders. Founded around 1119 as a small band of warrior-monks sworn to protect pilgrims in the volatile Holy Land, the Knights Templar evolved into Christendom's premier fighting force and the world's first multinational banking corporation. Schery's narrative sweeps from their gritty origins amid the First Crusade's aftermath-when nine French knights took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience under Hugues de Payens-through their meteoric ascent under Bernard of Clairvaux's patronage, to their catastrophic downfall amid King Philip IV of France's debt-fueled persecution in 1307 and Pope Clement V's reluctant dissolution in 1312. This is no dry chronicle: Schery fuses primary sources like the Rule of the Templars and trial transcripts with vivid, cinematic storytelling that transports readers to blood-soaked battlefields at Hattin, soaring fortress strongholds like Krak des Chevaliers, and shadowy Parisian preceptories where heresy charges ignited Europe's first "fake news" crisis.What elevates this work is Schery's forensic balance of documented history against centuries of romantic legend. He meticulously dissects Templar innovations-white-mantled knights pioneering heavy cavalry charges, pioneering letter-of-credit systems funding transcontinental commerce, architectural marvels blending Romanesque solidity with Gothic aspiration-while candidly evaluating post-dissolution myths. Survival theories posit Templar treasure fleets fleeing to Scotland or Portugal; Schery weighs evidence for Rosslyn Chapel's "coded" pillars, Oak Island's Money Pit anomalies, and rumored Holy Grail custodianship. Connections to Freemasonry's speculative rites, Rosicrucian symbolism, and even American founding fathers receive measured scrutiny, tracing how Vatican-archived documents (some only recently digitized) shaped selective memory.The prose marries academic rigor-extensive footnotes citing Latin chronicles, Arabic histories like Ibn al-Qalanisi, archaeological reports-with atmospheric immersion: imagine torchlit initiations binding recruits to secrecy oaths, or Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant pyre on Paris's Ile aux Juifs, cursing his persecutors as flames consumed him. Dedicated chapters unpack financial ledgers revolutionizing medieval economics, legal codes predating modern military justice, and architectural legacies from Tomar to Chinon. Schery confronts controversies head-on: the infamous "head worship" accusations (Baphomet's true identity?), sodomy slanders as political theater, the "Templar curse" shadowing Philip and Clement's early demises. Schery, drawing from his anthropological lens reveals the Templars as visionary innovators crushed by envy- their shattered cross seeding modern conspiracy culture while their real legacy endures in banking, law, and chivalric ideals. Essential reading that honors achievements amid immortal myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
The Shattered Cross the Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars (Paperback)
Autore
Allen Schery
Editore
Brooklyn Btidge Books
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1968950028
ISBN 13
9781968950026

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