The Trial of the Templars - The Folio Society Unknown Binding – January 1, 2003

Excellent book. Great historical background and very fair assessment of the facts. This book gives a full description of the trial of the Templar Order. Must have as well as Barber’s other book regarding the overall history of this exceptional order.

I am very interested in everything I can find to read about the Templars. They were a great warriors who werein the end betrayed by their Church and the Countries who employed them. They had a masterful way ofexpanding their lands and monies. Those in power destroyed to take it all from them. Mary

Great history of the Knights of Molay and the Templars!

I AM A KNIGHT TEMPLAR HERE IN MELBOURNE ,AUSTRALIA.I VISITED DURNSTEIN ,AND THE RUINED CASTLE ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNT OVERLOOKING THE TOWNSHIP ON THE RHINE WHERE EDWARD 1ST WAS IMPRISONED ON HIS RETURN FROM THE CRUSADE IN 1192

I bought this book as a present and it was about 13 dollars for a used copy but it could have easily passed as brand new. Came on time too!

The complete, as complete as it could be, story about the process against the templars. The best I have found so far.

Very historical, but difficult to follow due to repeated events and the time period covered. It jumped timeperiods and countries. The historical names of the people involved seemed factual, but their time in historymade their involvement difficult to follow.

Barber is the leading authority on the Templars. I loved this book and it answered many questions I had. I am hoping for a new edition from his earlier A NEW KNIGHTHOOD.

Malcolm Barber is one of the foremost English historians on the Knights Templar. His scholarship is reasonable, considering there is much we will never truly know, when we are without the original documents. This is evident in every page that he writes. His conclusions on the final stages of the the Order, before the dissolution, his reasoning on the motives of the interested parties, from Philip IV of France to Clement V, the Pope, are both persuasive and likely to be correct. He also summarises the many other views, held by other scholars in this area. It was a pleasure to read. From the fall of Acre in 1291, their retreat to Cyprus, and the sheer costs and expenses of continuing to do what they did in their heyday, meant the the Knights Templar had lost their original purpose. Others with more venal motives, such as Philip wanted their wealth and in one way Clement V outmanoeuvred Philip of France by transferring most of the Templars wealth, which was in land, to the Knights Hospitaller. If you want to know what happened and why, buy this book and enjoy it.

Cannot find any fault it is nicely printed in an easily read font well laid out and the chapters are titled. Huge number of references at back end .Even the paper is good quality for a paperback.

I have the paperback and Kindle versions. Unfortunately, the Kindle version contains many typos and on p. 93 even this nonsense, 'John of Chabut had been ruledlons believed the driving force ... One star off for the Kindle version.

Bought as a gift for family member, very pleased.

The best book I've read regarding templars ever over a 25 year period