And so the Order of the Knights Templar was formed. This revolutionary order of knights lived as monks and took vows of poverty and chastity, but these were monks with a difference – they would ...

As a group of knights called the Knights Templar are executed, a young girl steals away with an object that viewers soon discover is the Holy Grail. It's a series of events that may not appear ...

Such an order might seem invulnerable, but by the early 14 th century, the Knights Templar faced a serious crisis. In 1291 the Christians had been driven out of Palestine by the Mamluks of Egypt ...

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Though we may never know if this holy relic ever existed, one tantalizing theory holds that it lies hidden beneath the foundations of a remote chapel built by the Knights Templar in western Poland.

Courtesy History Channel For nearly two centuries, the Knights Templar plundered the vast riches ... Chateau De Versailles, France / Bridgeman Art Library The story strikes most historians as ...

The Knights Templar became mythologised as guardians of spiritual secrets, such as the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. Eventually, the wealth the order accumulated put them on a collision ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 11.--Knights Templar arrive on every train to attend the grand conference which commences in this city to-morrow. It is expected that fully 500 delegates will be present.

The Vatican's recent decision to release documents on the persecution of the Knights Templar in the 14th Century has piqued interest in the mysterious order. But what are the latter-day Templars up to ...