The persecution of the Templars : scandal, torture, trial
Demurger, Alain2018
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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 book 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.
Main title:
The persecution of the Templars : scandal, torture, trial / Alain Demurger ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
Author:
Demurger, Alain, authorFagan, Teresa Lavender, translator
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2018.
Collation:
354 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781781257852 (hbk)
Dewey class:
271.7913271.791
LC class:
CR4749
Local class:
271.7913
Language:
EnglishFrench
Added title:
BRN:
2235298
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