{"product_id":"the-templar-code-for-dummies-isbn-9780470127650","title":"The Templar Code For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating look into the medieval (and modern day) society of the Knights Templar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templar Code is more than an intriguing cipher or a mysterious symbol – it's the Code by which the Knights Templar lived and died, the Code that bound them together in secrecy, and the Code that inspired them to nearly superhuman feats of courage and endurance. If you know a little or a lot about the Templars, read The Da Vinci Code (or saw the movie), or are a Catholic wanting to know the church's official stance on the Templars, you're in the right place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Templar Code For Dummies \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the meaning behind the cryptic codes and secret rituals of the medieval brotherhood of warrior monks known as the Knights Templar. With this comprehensive and user-friendly guide, you'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat part the Knights Templar played in the Crusades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the Order started as protectors of pilgrims\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe myths of the Holy Grail, and how they're connected to the Knights Templar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the Knights Templar rose so high and fell so far\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the fraternity of the Freemasons' modern Order of Knights Templar figures in\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Catholic Church didn’t like Dan Brown's version of the Templar story\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Catholic Church's relationship with women and the connection with the Knights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Knights Templar still captures our imagination today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhether the Knights had a real part to play in historic events such as the French Revolution and the American Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can learn about all of that and so much more, including sites where the Holy Grail might actually be, what you can’t miss if you’re sightseeing in Templar territory, and potential hiding places of Templar treasures. Get your copy of \u003ci\u003eThe Templar Code For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e to learn more about the fascinating history of this intriguing group of knights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConventions Used in This Book 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat You’re Not to Read 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Book Is Organized 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: The Knights Templar and the Crusades 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: A Different Kind of Knighthood 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: After the Fall of the Templars 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Templars and the Grail 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Squaring Off: The Church versus the Gospel According to Dan Brown 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Knights Templar and the Crusades 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Defining the Templar Code 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnights, Grails, Codes, Leonardo da Vinci, and How They All Collide 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining knighthood 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining monasticism 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarrior Monks: Their Purpose 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA vow of nine crusader knights 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t leave home without it: The Templars’ role as international bankers 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilders 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars in Battle 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetrayed, Excommunicated, and Hunted 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo where’d everybody go? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe riddle of Templar symbols 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars in the 21st Century 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars and the Grail quest 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars and the fringe 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: A Crash Course in Crusading 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a Handle on the Crusades 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Snapshot of the 11th Century 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFealty, fiefs, and feudalism 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePilgrimage 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eY1K: The end of days 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spanish ulcer 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dilemma of the second son 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePiracy and trade 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Crusade: A Cry for Help, a Call to Arms 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeet the Byzantines 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGo East, young man! 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter the Hermit 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet out the beer, we’re here! 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForward ho! 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe massacre of Jerusalem 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe founding of Outremer 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet’s Give It Another Shot: The Second Crusade 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA dynamic new Muslim force 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJerusalem falls 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Third Crusade 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe celebrity crusade 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard and Saladin 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Final Curtain 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fourth Crusade 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fifth Crusade 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sixth Crusade 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Seventh Crusade 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Rise of the Knights Templar 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Perils of Pilgrimage 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy bother? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSt Helena discovers it all 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedieval muggers 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere’d everybody go? 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Knighthood 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Poor Knights of Christ” 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Knights Templar 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping their oath 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Simple Mission Creates a Powerful Institution 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigging in the temple 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA windfall of money and power 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBernard of Clairvaux 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Council of Troyes 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpposition to the Templars 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Explosion of the Order 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew gifts 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEyes of the pope 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Bankers 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck, please 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding boom 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitation, the Sincerest Form of Flattery 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Knights Hospitaller 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Teutonic Knights 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivonian Brothers of the Sword 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUp Where the Air Is Thin: The Templars Reach Their Zenith 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: A Different Kind of Knighthood 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Living in a Templar World 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Standard Unlike Any Other 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templar Rule 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarriors and monks 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplar do’s and don’ts 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Templar day planner 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo women allowed 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pride and the power 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunishment and penance 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho’s in Charge around Here? 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrand Master 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaster and Commander 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeneschal 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurcopolier 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarshal 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnder-Marshal 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Bearer 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnight 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSergeant 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreasurer 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDraper 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSquires 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLay Servants 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChaplain brothers 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templar Commandery: Medieval Fortress and City 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity within a city 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe signature round churches 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbols of the Templars 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe red cross 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beauséant 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkull and crossbones 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: The Poor Knights Crash and Burn: The Fall of the Templars 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Seeds of the Fall in the Nature of the Order 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA little independence goes a long way 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney: The root of all evil 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuge tracts of land 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCracks in the Armor 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a little too chummy with the heretics 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplar bashing: The latest game from the Holy Land 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaying politics 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new and deadly enemy: Saladin 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Treacherous Kingdom of Jerusalem 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics by Borgia, politics by Shakespeare 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe horns of Hattin 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final curtain 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe last Crusader 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDark Clouds Converge over France 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing Phillip “The Fair” 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePope Clement V 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe setup 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOctober 1307: An unlucky Friday the 13th 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Accusations 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Confessions 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Cold Case Files: The Evidence against the Templars 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chief Accuser 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening Move: An Illegal Arrest 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Charge Sheet 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe caliber of the witnesses 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDangerous foreign entanglements 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlowing Away the Charges, One by One 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesecrating the cross 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDenying the sacrament of the Mass 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSodomy 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbezzlement 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaphomet 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeads up: So what was it? 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pope Knuckles Under 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecretly Absolved 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: After the Fall of the Templars 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Templars Survive in Legend and in Fact 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templar Fleet 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSailing up the Seine 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLa Rochelle 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo where’d they go? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalking Treasure 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCold, hard cash 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreasure more mystical than cash? 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scottish Legends 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBattle of Bannockburn 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosslyn Chapel 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars Part Deux: Return of the Living Knights 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePortugal and the Order of Christ 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpain and the Order of Montesa 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hospitallers 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwitzerland 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greatest Templar Myths 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars possessed the Ark of the Covenant 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Templar connection to the Shroud of Turin 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars discover America! 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templars Survived! 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Larmenius Charter 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Priory of Sion 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRex Deus 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars spawn the modern-day conspiracy theory 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: “Born in Blood”: Freemasonry and the Templars 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Masonic Fraternity: Who Freemasons Are and What They Believe 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA quick tour of Masonic history 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe brotherhood code of the lodge 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying the Possible Templar Origins of Freemasonry 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosslyn Chapel and the Masons 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templars’ sacred subcontractors 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Masonic Knights Templar and Where They Came From 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChevalier Ramsay begins a knightly legend 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreemasonry’s mysterious “Unknown Superiors” 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplarism in the American colonies 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplar drill teams: The origins of Masonic Knights Templar military costumes 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkulls and crossbones! 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templars’ place within Freemasonry 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Modern-Day Templars 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Templar Orders 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder Militia Crucifera Evangelica 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdo Novi Templi 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdo Militia Templi 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChivalric Martinist Order 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder of the Solar Temple 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdo Templi Orientis 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnights But Not Templars 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder of the Grail 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSovereign Military Order of Malta 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeutscher Orden (Teutonic Knights) 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder of Christ 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeetotaling Templars of Temperance 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplars of Honor and Temperance 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Order of Good Templars 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Templars and the Grail 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: The Templars and the Quest for the Holy Grail 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Grail: A Ten-Century Quest 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quest Begins 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrétien de Troyes 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert de Boron: The Grail becomes holy 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerlesvaus 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rest of the story 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Templars and the Grail 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Real Grail? 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: The 21st Century Dawns with a New Grail Myth 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly Couple: The Search for the Bloodline of Christ 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe biblical account of Mary Magdalene 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legend 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly Blood, Holy Grail: The Legend Rediscovered 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Priory of Sion 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRennes-le-Château 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe peculiar Pierre Plantard 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe priory exposed 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas any of it real? 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Squaring Off: The Church versus the Gospel According to Dan Brown 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Templars and The Da Vinci Code 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Secret Societies of Dan Brown 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Da Vinci Code’s “facts” of the Priory of Sion 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Da Vinci” Templars 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpus Dei 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeonardo da Vinci and His Last Supper 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn or Mary? 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “missing” Grail found 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: The Suppression of the “Feminine Divine”: Truth or Feminist Fiction? 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Divine Femininity 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “lost bride” 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mysterious Magdalene 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary’s Marriage: Pros and Cons 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePros 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCons 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoddess Worship and the Sacred Feminine: Do We Really Want It Back Again? 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe women who worshipped goddesses 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe women who worshipped the male God of Israel 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Church’s Relationship with Women 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe real burr in the saddle 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictorianism 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacing the future 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Getting Our Acts Together: Constantine and the Council of Nicaea 291\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiction, History, and the Early Church 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Christianity: A secret society 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDan Brown’s version: Teabing does the talking 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Boring Old History Books Say 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Christian conversion of Constantine 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe real Council of Nicaea and what happened there 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Closing the Canon”: Determining the books of the Bible 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict over celibacy 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Ten Candidates for the Site of the Holy Grail 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlastonbury Tor, England 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHawkstone Park (Shropshire, England) 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTakt-i-Taqdis, Iran 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Santo Caliz (Valencia, Spain) 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacro Catino (Genoa, Italy) 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosslyn Chapel (Roslin, Scotland) 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWewelsburg Castle (Buren, Germany) 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMontségur, France 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCastle Stalker (Argyll, Scotland) 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Ten Absolutely Must-See Templar Sites 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere It All Began: Temple Mount (Jerusalem, Israel) 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemple Church (London, England) 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoyston Cave (Hertfordshire, England) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosslyn Chapel (Roslin, Scotland) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKilmartin Church (Argyll, Scotland) 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChinon Castle (Chinon, France) 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplar Villages (Aveyron, France) 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTomar Castle (Tomar, Portugal) 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomus Templi — The Spanish Route of the Templars (Aragon, Spain) 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere It Ended: Îsle de la Cité (Paris, France) 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Ten Places That May Be Hiding the Templar Treasure 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosslyn Chapel (Roslin, Scotland) 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOak Island Money Pit (Nova Scotia, Canada) 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemple Bruer (Lincolnshire, England) 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHertfordshire, England 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBornholm Island, Denmark 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRennes-le-Château, France 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChâteau de Gisors (Normandy, France) 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwitzerland 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrinity Church (New York City) 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWashington D.C.’s Rosslyn Chapel 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 341\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChristopher Hodapp\u003c\/b\u003e is a Freemason who has traveled extensively reporting on the Masonic practices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and elsewhere.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Von Kannon\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and writer, who has worked for many years in the advertising and commercial production business.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFollow the quest for the Holy Grail and its link to the Templars\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the legends and lore of this powerful, influential society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid The Da Vinci Code leave you hungry for more details about the Knights Templar? 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