The Knights Templar were tasked with protecting Christian pilgrims following the First Crusade, but soon gained vast amounts of military and financial power. When you purchase through links on our ...

Learn why the Knights Templar became an essential force during the Crusades, not only as elite warrior-monks but also as ...

Power, secrecy, and strange rituals—accusations against the Templars ran deep. But did they really worship a demonic figure called Baphomet, or was it all political theater?

Intriguingly, the first arrests of the Knights Templar occurred on Friday, Oct. 13, 1307, per GQ, which is perhaps one of the reasons many people associate Friday the 13th with bad luck.

In 1302, the island of Arwad, off the coast of Syria, fell to Mamluk forces. The Templar garrison died in the assault. The Templar had lost their last stronghold in the Holy Land, and while the other ...

Hunt for the Knights Templar's Wealth in the New World. Published Apr 19, 2015 at 4:18 PM EDT Updated Mar 25, 2016 at 5:16 PM EDT.

The medieval Knights Templar left their mark with a series of ancient buildings on Poland’s western border, weaving themselves into local legend and, according to some accounts, bringing the ...

The Knights Templar escort Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem in an illustration from around 1800. Centuries after the Templars’ dissolution, Friday the 13th was erroneously attributed to their arrest.

Knights of the SMOTJ wear the red cross pattée, believed to have been first used by the Knights Templar in 1147. Kristina Krug Joseph A. Auteri draws his sword and hands it to his Grand Prior ...

Mr. Car and the Knights Templar (now on Netflix): That’s quite the title, isn’t it?This mostly family-friendly Polish feature adapts Zbigniew Nienacki’s cult-favorite Pan Samochodzik ...

The medieval Knights Templar left their mark with a series of ancient buildings on Poland’s western border, weaving themselves into local legend and, according to some accounts, bringing the ...