The Templars were a powerful medieval Catholic military order, formed in the wake of the First Crusade to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land. They grew immensely wealthy and influential before their dramatic suppression in the early 14th century.
The Templars were a powerful medieval Catholic military order, formed in the wake of the First Crusade to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land. They grew immensely wealthy and influential before their dramatic suppression in the early 14th century.