Project Gutenberg 2014-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 1430 Burnes, James 1801 1862 Burns, James Sketch of the History of the Knights Templars Second Edition E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Sketch of the History of the Knights Templars" by James Burnes is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book delves into the origins, development, and eventual persecution of the Knights Templars, an order of warrior monks that played a significant role during the Crusades. It appears to focus on the intertwining of the Templars' chivalric ideals with their religious obligations, shedding light on their evolution from protectors of pilgrims to players in the political and military landscape of medieval Europe. At the start of the work, the author reflects on his motivation to produce this account amidst personal upheaval as he prepared to leave for India. The opening chapters discuss the early foundation of the Templars and their initial poverty, showcasing how they were formed in response to the needs of pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. Burnes outlines the growth of the Order under various rulers and the guidance of influential figures like Bernard of Clairvaux, emphasizing their development into a powerful and wealthy institution. As the narrative unfolds, hints at internal strife and external hostility set the stage for the later persecution that would challenge the very existence of this once-mighty order. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46199/46199-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Templars -- History HS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: History - Religious Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious Category: History - Warfare 282543 2025-06-18T16:17:01.478657 text/html 261798 2024-10-24T08:31:39 text/html 1799651 2025-06-18T16:17:07.681606 application/epub+zip 1801359 2025-06-18T16:17:02.944629 application/epub+zip 167506 2025-06-18T16:17:02.311647 application/epub+zip 1894018 2025-06-18T16:17:11.285608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1846016 2025-06-18T16:17:07.022581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236891 2022-09-21T04:41:39.787096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230553 2025-06-18T16:17:00.762697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210549 2024-10-24T08:31:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16696 2025-06-18T16:17:11.439552 application/rdf+xml 33067 2025-06-18T16:17:02.421638 image/jpeg 4598 2025-06-18T16:17:02.365585 image/jpeg 2053488 2025-06-18T16:17:01.631644 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