Templar History
The Fall of Acre – 1291
The following article on the Fall of Acre appeared in the Winter 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 2) issue of Templar History Magazine. Fall of Acre – Overview The article discusses the fall of Tripoli and […]
Month: June 2020
Templar History
The Battle Of Hattin – July 4th, 1187
Above: Battle of Hattin by Gustave Doré After the death of King Baldwin in 1186, Guy of Lusignan, his brother-in-law, took his place with the support of the Templar Knights. However, the Hospitallers wanted nothing […]
Templar History
Templar Battles In The East
This article on Templar Battles in the East explores the victories and defeats of the Knights Templar throughout the Crusader era. It begins by examining some notable Templar victories, including the Battle of Ascalon in […]
Templar History
The Vexillum Belli
Publisher’s Note: Many of the writings of early Masonic historians took considerable liberties with Templar History, connecting their lineage to the Freemasons. As such, we present this information on the Vexillum Belli as a record […]
Templar History
The Beauseant: Albert Mackey’s Article
Publisher’s Note: Many of the writings of early Masonic historians took considerable liberties with Templar History, connecting their lineage to the Freemasons. As such, we present this information on the Beauseant as a record of […]
Templar History
The Beauseant
The banner of the Knights Templar was called the Beauseant and, like many pieces of medieval history, its true etymology may have been lost somewhere along the way. An anonymous pilgrim who visited Jerusalem between […]
Templar History
The Knights Templar Seal
Before delving into the seal that has become synonymous with the Knights Templar, it is crucial to understand the purpose of such seals. During the Middle Ages, affixing a seal to a document was the […]
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Knights Templar Clothing Rules
The original Latin Rule of the Templars lays out in detail what the members of the Order were permitted to wear. Knights Templar clothing was distributed by the Order’s Draper. The biggest distinction between the […]
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Templar Punishment and Discipline
In any monastic institution, a set of rules is necessary to govern the order. The Templars were no exception, and in 1128, Bernard of Clairvaux assisted in drawing up the Templar Rule, which included Templar […]
Templar History
The Council of Troyes
The Council of Troyes © by Alan Butler We have only scant and sometimes contradictory accounts as to the actual ‘founding’ of the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon. The evidence put […]