Life and death of the Order of the Templars. 1120-1314

This book is about the life and death of a unique generation of the medieval West - the spiritual -district order, the first example of which was the Order of the Temple. He was created in 1118-1119. At the initiative of several knights who participated in the crusade, in order to realize the main idea related to the protection of the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem and visiting it the pilgrims for a long time. The order gained power and formed a network of monastery and farms throughout the Christian world, which collected donations and taxes necessary for its protection for the needs of the Holy Land, and he also accepted most of this defense on his shoulders.
The collapse of the Crusades and the death of the Latin states of the Holy Land undermined the material and ideological foundations of its activity.
The Order of the Temple fell at the beginning of the XIV century. At the hands of the King of France, Philip is beautiful.
The story of the Order of the Temple, the charges against him and its tragic end left a mark in the public consciousness.
On this historical basis, myths, traditions and legends were formed, spread, and then distorted.
The Order of the Temple turned out to be a gold residential for a pseudo -History, which has only one goal - to treat inexperienced listeners a portion of mysteries and secrets.
There is a story of the Order of the Temple and the story of a legend about it. The historian studies not only the truth, he takes up the fakes, since they are mistaken for the truth, and fantasies and nonsense become the object of his attention.
However, he never mixes one, another and third