--- product_id: 65686239 title: "The Templars: Selected Sources (UK) (Manchester Medieval Sources)" brand: "keith batemalcolm barber" price: "AED 122" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 2 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/65686239-the-templars-selected-sources-uk-manchester-medieval-sources store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # The Templars: Selected Sources (UK) (Manchester Medieval Sources) **Brand:** keith batemalcolm barber **Price:** AED 122 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Templars: Selected Sources (UK) (Manchester Medieval Sources) by keith batemalcolm barber - **How much does it cost?** AED 122 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/65686239-the-templars-selected-sources-uk-manchester-medieval-sources) ## Best For - keith batemalcolm barber enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted keith batemalcolm barber brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Templars: Selected Sources (UK) (Manchester Medieval Sources) ## Images ![The Templars: Selected Sources (UK) (Manchester Medieval Sources) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/615-eVlCZDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real history *by D***R on 10 October 2010* If one googles "Templars" one finds a large number of articles on the web about "the Knights of the Temple of Solomon of Jerusalem". To the professional historian most of these articles are distressingly inaccurate and lacking in hard facts about this organisation.This book is a useful correction to the fantasies. It is a collection of translations of original French and Latin documents about the Templars. Many of them were written by officials of the organisation.It is useful for students of history to read these documents, which tell us what is actually known about the Templars, as opposed to the fantasies that so many authors feel happy to write, presumably without having read them.For example, some of the fantasists feel quite happy to state that the Templars were a subversive, non-Catholic organisation with secret beliefs. The actual documents provide no evidence at all that they believed anything other than the ordinary Catholic theology, nor that their ceremonies were anything other than the customary rites of the Church.Their real history is quite spectacular enough without making them the "fathers" of Freemasonry or other weird religions, something for which there isn't any evidence. In the case of Freemasonry there is nothing to connect the Templars after their suppression in 1312 to the emergence of Masons in the 17th century - 300 years of absence of evidence.There are 85 pages on the trial of the Templars at the instigation of the King of France, Philip the fourth. Interestingly, the documents about their Trial, when they were suppressed because the French king wanted their money, remind the reader of the accusations made during the Show Trials during Stalin's Terror in the 1930s. The accusations against them are obviously entirely fabricated. No modern jury could possibly find them guilty, there being no evidence other than confessions forced from the accused by torture.Did the king, or anyone else seriously think they were "heretics"? The documents presented at their trial do not provide hard evidence. A possible speculation about them might be that their experience of living in the Middle East among people of different religions and cultures may actually have made them more tolerant. This is hinted at by the well-known document (not in this book) of the Muslim physician Osama Ibn Munqidh who describes a Templar ordering a Christian fanatic not to impede a Muslim wanting to pray in the Mosque which the Templars were using as their headquarters in Jerusalem. If they had learned tolerance - or ordinary human decency - this in itself may have made them suspect in the fanatical and ignorant west where people hated the Muslims without ever having met any. (That's very modern.) Thus there was an organisation with great wealth partly from generous donations and partly from successful business, practicing honest banking (if only we had something like that today) and staffed by people with knowledge of the real world. Religious fanatics were bound to hate it.Far from being the holders of secret philosophies these monkish-knights were hard-headed practical men who may well have refounded the European economy simply by conveying produce under armed guard, buying in one area and selling in another for a higher price. What they should be famous for is the revival of the European economy, making possible the end of feudalism by giving rulers something to tax - trading and urban life.The Editor of these documents is a world renowned specialist in Medieval history, Malcolm Barber. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Templars *by D***N on 16 July 2023* An invaluable academic book in which there are essential primary sources for the student of medieval history ## Frequently Bought Together - The Templars: Selected Sources - The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple (Canto Classics) - The Trial of the Templars --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/65686239-the-templars-selected-sources-uk-manchester-medieval-sources](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/65686239-the-templars-selected-sources-uk-manchester-medieval-sources) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*