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steve95's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty good overview of Templar history from founding of the brotherhood to the burning of Jaques de Molay. Despite being short, it certainly has its fair share of dry patches. But overall it’s a fine book.
I do have one knit-pick that really stuck out for me. The author claims the templar's “great war horses often standing up to 17 hands high.” I don’t know where he got “17 hands high” from, considering most of what I’ve read tends to put destriers (medieval war horses) in the 15-16 hand range. I’d like to see some citations to back that claim up.
I do have one knit-pick that really stuck out for me. The author claims the templar's “great war horses often standing up to 17 hands high.” I don’t know where he got “17 hands high” from, considering most of what I’ve read tends to put destriers (medieval war horses) in the 15-16 hand range. I’d like to see some citations to back that claim up.
fallchicken's review against another edition
2.0
Not bad. Lots of typo errors in the Kindle edition. Writing is not offensive.
An interesting topic, well-covered despite general lack of information. Especially nice to read since there are several Templar churches in the area.
An interesting topic, well-covered despite general lack of information. Especially nice to read since there are several Templar churches in the area.
cdnpittsburgher's review against another edition
3.0
This review is for the audiobook version.
The pros:
-interesting
-factual
-includes myths as well
-well worth the read
-easy to fall asleep to (that IS a compliment!)
The cons:
-why oh why in the name of whatever you hold sacred did they choose a narrator who cannot speak French? It was actually difficult to listen to, as the French play a rather important role in the book
The pros:
-interesting
-factual
-includes myths as well
-well worth the read
-easy to fall asleep to (that IS a compliment!)
The cons:
-why oh why in the name of whatever you hold sacred did they choose a narrator who cannot speak French? It was actually difficult to listen to, as the French play a rather important role in the book
eddie's review
3.0
A fact-filled account of Templar history, with a look at the major Templar mysteries. It appears Philip IV was a serial thief and his greed amply accounts for his desire to close them down, although apparently their treasure and fleet genuinely disappeared & Philip failed in his quest for self-enrichment.
The book steers clear of the more speculative Templar theories, although a section at the end examines some of them & provides whatever evidence exists as a basis for them. A fairly dry account and packed with hard-to-digest facts, dates, and names, this nevertheless has the merit of being brief and accurately reliable rather than sensationalistic. A good starting point.
The book steers clear of the more speculative Templar theories, although a section at the end examines some of them & provides whatever evidence exists as a basis for them. A fairly dry account and packed with hard-to-digest facts, dates, and names, this nevertheless has the merit of being brief and accurately reliable rather than sensationalistic. A good starting point.
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