The Templars
The Secret History Revealed
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The Templars
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Narrated by:
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Kate Udall
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By:
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Barbara Frale
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At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy, in part because the transcript of their trial by the Inquisition - which held the key to the truth - had vanished.Templar historian Barbara Frale happened to be studying a document at the Vatican Secret Archives when she suddenly realized that it was none other than the long-lost transcript! It revealed that Pope Clement V had absolved the order of all charges of heresy. Using this sensational new information, Frale chronicles the Templars spectacular rise and fall against a sweeping backdrop of war, religious fervor, and the struggle for dominance, and finally lifts the centuries-old cloak of mystery surrounding one of the worlds most intriguing secret societies.
©2004, 2011 Società editrici Il Mulino, Bologna Foreword copyright 2008, 2009, 2011 by Umberto Eco/L’espresso. Distributed by The New York Times Syndicate. English-language translation copyright 2009, 2011 by Arcade Publishing, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about The Templars
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- Deirdre E Siegel
- 23-10-2021
From foreword through finish, fabulous factual fun for your ears :-)
As a life long adherent of the Knight's Templar it is GREAT to see the research this book contains is the most factual to date.
So indepth an investigation in the writing makes me want to buy the book to hold when I listen to this book again and again and again.
Brilliant biography of the few, and their quest in the name of faith,
memorable read thank you Barbara :-)
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- Anonymous User
- 16-02-2022
poor narration
The narration is mostly in monotone and lacks cadence. The text could have been translated better to allow for more than bland statement, but did get better in the last few chapters.
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