The Knights Templar Their History and Myths Revealed by Alan Butler - 2016

New York: Shelter Harbor Press, 2016. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. 2016, Shelter Harbor Press, NY. Trade Paperback As New. Magnificently illustrated book with pages of coated paper, full color illustrations throughout, with side notes on many pages. Heavy illustrated wraps, clean, unmarked, solidly bound. The Knights Templar were the most famous warrior monks that appeared in late medieval Europe. They were originally founded to protect Christian pilgrims travelling from Europe to Jerusalem and the Holy Land and grew to become a political force to rival kings and popes. This is the history of their growth and of their decline and eventual destruction. 192 pages. Epilogue, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. 2016, Shelter Harbor Press, New York.