Twilight of the Templars: A Tale of Greed & Heresy
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Twilight of the Templars: A Tale of Greed & Heresy
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In March 1314, Jacques de Molay—the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar—stood in Paris, withdrew his confession, and was burned alive. In this episode, we trace how a wealthy military order founded to protect pilgrims became the target of King Philip IV: mass arrests on Friday, October 13, 1307, confessions extracted under torture, papal pressure, and the final destruction of the Templars in fire.
This is the story of the Templar crackdown, the execution of de Molay, the fight between crown and church, and the legend that helped bind the order forever to Friday the 13th.
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Sources:
- Malcolm Barber:The Trial of the Templars
- Alain Demurger: The Persecution of the Templars / The Last Templar
- Elizabeth A. R. Brown: “Philip the Fair, Clement V, and the End of the Knights Templar…” Viator (2016)
- Vox in Excelso (1312) and Council of Vienne materials
- N. Sussman: “Debasements, Royal Revenues, and Inflation in France during the Hundred Years’ War…” Journal of Economic History (1993)
- Martin Allen: “Currency Depreciation and Debasement in Medieval Europe,” in Money in the Western Legal Tradition (Oxford, 2016)