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  • The Knights Who Made Britain
  • By: Steve Tibble
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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By: Steve Tibble
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A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain

The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation—but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect pilgrims, the Order is remembered today for heresy, fanaticism, and even satanism.

In this bold new interpretation, Steve Tibble sets out to correct the record. The Templars, famous for their battles on Christendom's eastern front, were in fact dedicated peace-mongers at home. They influenced royal strategy and policy, created financial structures, and brokered international peace treaties—primarily to ensure that men, money, and material could be transferred more readily to the east.

Charting the rise of the Order under Henry I through to its violent suppression following the fall of Acre, Tibble argues that these medieval knights were essential to the emergence of an early English state. Revealing the true legacy of the British Templars, he shows how a small group helped shape medieval Britain while simultaneously fighting in the name of the Christian Middle East.
©2023 Steve Tibble (P)2023 Tantor
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A fascinating history, brilliantly told

This is the book to read if you want to know the true story of the Templars. Tibble carefully weaves together the evidence to illustrate the Templar’s’ place in politics and the Crusades. He also takes time to debunk the nonsense that has built up around them. It is very clearly written and well narrated. It’s definitely a keeper.

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