10 Reasons the Knights Templar Were History’s Fiercest Fighters Here are the most astonishing facts about Christianity's holy warriors. By:Livia Gershon The Knights Templars at Work The Knights Templar set up a prosperous network of banks and gained enormous financial influence. Their banking system...
(One common cliché: “unwashed barbarians.”) For a nuanced view of the medieval Muslim world, HISTORY.com talked with two prominent scholars: Paul M. Cobb, professor of Islamic History at the University of Pennsylvania, author of Race for Paradise: An Islamic History of the Crusades, and ...
There will necessarily be sections of this document which are lacking the depth or detail they rightly deserve. The goal of this document is not to present a complete and thorough retelling of human history, but to provide a starting point for history enthusiasts to quickly learn a wide variety...
PC: They were aware of the Templars’ special status as elite holy warriors and considered them their most fearsome Frankish opponents. They also saw them as principled, fanatically loyal and unwaveringly fierce. It’s a backhanded compliment that after the battle of Hattin in 1187—the great de...