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The bestselling author of THE PLANTAGENETS narrates in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion the remarkable story of the Knights Templar.

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar - the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.

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The Knights Templar were the wealthiest, most powerful - and most secretive - of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.

Their story - encompassing as it does the greatest international conflict of the Middle Ages, a network of international finance, a swift rise in wealth and influence followed by a bloody and humiliating fall - has left a comet´s tail of mystery that continues to fascinate and inspire historians, novelists and conspiracy theorists.

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´Exhilarating, epic, sword-swinging history ... A skilful storyteller [...] he enlivens the narrative with bloodcurdling details and arresting turns of phrase ... There is also fine scholarly intuition´ TLS .

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Jones, Dan
Dan Jones is a broadcaster, award-winning journalist and pioneer of the resurgence of interest in medieval history. He is the bestselling author of Summer of Blood , The Plantagenets , Magna Carta , Realm Divided and The Templars . He lives in London.

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