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The Tragedy of the Templars - The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States (Hardcover)
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The Tragedy of the Templars - The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States (Hardcover)
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In 1187, nearly a century after the victorious First Crusade,
Saladin captured Jerusalem. The Templars, headquartered on the
Temple Mount, were driven from the city along with the Frankish
population.The fall of Jerusalem was a turning point, the start of
a narrative of desperate struggle and relentless loss. In little
more than a century Acre would be destroyed, the Franks driven from
Outremer, and the Templars themselves, reviled and disgraced, would
face their final immolation. Michael Haag's new book explores the
rise and fall of the Templars against the backdrop of the Crusader
ideal and their settlement venture in Outremer. Haag argues that
the Crusader States were a rare period when the population of
Palestine had something approaching local rule, representing local
interests - and the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin was a disaster. He
contends that the Templars, as defenders of the Crusader States,
were made scapegoats for a Europe whose newfound nationalism caused
it to withdraw support for the Crusader venture. Throughout, he
charts the Templars' rise and fall in gripping narrative, with
their beliefs and actions set in the context of their time.
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