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Philip IV of France: The Reign of a Strategic Monarch (1268-1314)

As the Templars were free of all authority save for that of the Papal Throne, the only way Philip could lawfully seize Templar assets was to accuse them of magic and heresy, which he did through his right hand man, Guillaume de Nogart, who has King Philip’s chancellor. An interesting side note to Guillaume is that the lawyer’s parents had been burned at the stake as Albigensian heretics.
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King Richard I, the Lionheart of England
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King Richard I, the Lionheart of England

He had four brothers and three sisters, the first of which died at a young age. Of the remainder; Henry was named heir to the English throne, Richard was to succeed his mother’s Aquitaine and Geoffrey was to inherit Brittany. John was the poorest to fair out, receiving nothing from his father. It is this action that gave him the name John Lackland.
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Richard I Marches to Jerusalem
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Unveiling the Legacy of the Knights Templar

Delve into the rich history of the Knights Templar, a renowned Catholic medieval military order established circa 1119. Recognized by the papacy in 1129, these valiant warriors embraced both martial prowess and monastic life, dedicating themselves to safeguarding Christian holy sites and pilgrims in the tumultuous Middle East and beyond.
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