{"product_id":"the-persecution-of-the-knights-templar-scandal-torture-trial-9781643130019","title":"The Persecution of the Knights Templar: Scandal, Torture, Trial","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive account of history's most infamous trial, following the doomed Order of the Knights Templar from scandal to suppression.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe trial of the Knights Templar is one of the most infamous in history. Accused of heresy by the king of France, the Templars were arrested and imprisoned, had their goods seized and their monasteries ransacked. Under brutal interrogation and torture, many made shocking confessions: denial of Christ, desecration of the Cross, sex acts, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis narrative follows the everyday reality of the trial, from the early days of scandal and scheming in 1305, via torture, imprisonment and the dissolution of the order, to 1314, when leaders Jacques de Molay and Geoffroy de Charnay were burned at the stake. Through first-hand testimony and written records of the interrogations of 231 French Templars, this book illuminates the stories of hundreds of ordinary members, some of whom testified at the trial, as well as the many others who denied the charges or retracted their confessions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a deeply researched and immersive account that gives a striking vision of the relentless persecution, and the oft-underestimated resistance, of the once-mighty Knights Templar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643130019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.50d","brand":"Alain Demurger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683432755381,"sku":"9781643130019","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6c3d6e37-10ef-4e43-9596-8ddb8dff896e.jpg?v=1727795860","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-persecution-of-the-knights-templar-scandal-torture-trial-9781643130019","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}