Project Gutenberg 2013-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 435 Addison, C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) 1812 1866 Addison, Charles Greenstreet 09032604 The Knights Templars Third Edition E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Knights Templars" by C. G. Addison is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book explores the origins, deeds, and downfall of the Knights Templars, a medieval military and religious order that played a significant role during the Crusades. Addison delves into their noble pursuits, challenges, and the eventual betrayal they faced, offering a rich narrative on their historical legacy. The opening of the book sets the stage for the fascinating history of the Knights Templars, beginning with the rise of pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the birth of the Order in the aftermath of the First Crusade. It describes the founding members, including Hugh de Payens, and their commissioning by King Baldwin of Jerusalem to protect pilgrims traveling to holy sites. The text indicates the Templars' initial mission to safeguard the faithful transitioned into a larger military role, intertwining their religious fervor with martial discipline amid the political and military landscape of the time. Addison also addresses common misconceptions about the Order, setting the tone for a fair and thorough examination of these storied knights. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44376/44376-h/images/i_001.jpg Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Templars CR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: History - Religious Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious Category: History - Warfare 782918 2025-06-18T04:22:20.045206 text/html 769334 2024-10-23T20:15:20 text/html 721385 2025-06-18T04:22:29.777202 application/epub+zip 729328 2025-06-18T04:22:21.632220 application/epub+zip 350570 2025-06-18T04:22:20.777245 application/epub+zip 1020661 2025-06-18T04:22:35.806145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 969210 2025-06-18T04:22:28.913244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519229 2022-09-20T08:42:50.209055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697452 2025-06-18T04:22:19.042223 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 677545 2024-10-23T20:15:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16410 2025-06-18T04:22:36.347140 application/rdf+xml 19726 2025-06-18T04:22:20.905210 image/jpeg 2828 2025-06-18T04:22:20.841218 image/jpeg 697656 2025-06-18T04:22:20.123285 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia