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Simon Brighton's In Search of the Knights Templar is the first comprehensive survey of all of the Templar sites in Britain.

St.Thomas of Aquinas defines heresy in his Summa Theologica.

Through the years, many mysteries have surrounded the Knights Templar. What started out as a promising endeavor, came to a sad end much sooner then expected.

Cats posses an aura of mystery. Witches are believed to have familiars. What better animal to choose than cats? And, what better animal to persecute along with witches?

The Knights Templar were originally a small group of warriors sworn to defend pilgrims and the Holy places of Christendom in the Holy Land.

Following the final defeats in the Holy Land, Jacques de Molay the Grand Master of the Knights Templar left Cyprus in 1294 for an extended journey through Europe.

Archaeologists are working as fast as they can at the rapidly developing site of the 2012 London Olympics and have unearthed finds dating back to the Iron Age.

When the Knights Templar were disbanded by the Pope, Portugal's king formed the new Order of Christ, and invited them to join. Several castles and sites tell their story

The Chapel is a mix of Christian, Pagan and Templar influences, and forever associated with: the Knights Templar,the Holy Grail and sadly Dan Brown and the Da Vinci Code.

The Knights Templar emerged from the first Crusader army in order to protect Christian pilgrims moving from the Mediterranean ports to the holy city of Jerusalem.

The destruction of the Knights Templar came as a result of greed on the part of the French king, Philip IV, and not at the hands of the Catholic Church and it's pope.

The influx of Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem after the Crusades, created problems. The Knights Templar were founded because of a need to protect these these travellers.

The Templars were famous long before Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" cast them as goddess-worshipping protectors of the secret of the Grail. But who were they?

The owners of the most important relics of Christianity and leading financiers. The Knights Templar were the most powerful Order of the medieval era.

In response to a call to arms by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont, Christian armies of the First Crusade took Jerusalem in 1099.

One purpose of the General Councils was to define terms such as 'person' or 'divinity' so that doctrine would be more clear.

The Albigensians and the Arians were the cause of more General Councils of the Church being called than any of the other heretical groups.

The Illuminati are a popular concept within New Age beliefs, follow the author hunting them down!

On Friday 13th October 1307, the Knights Templar and the Grand Master Jacques de Molay were summoned to Paris. Six hundred and twenty of them were arrested, for heresy.

Commandaria is produced only in Cyprus. In recognition of its long tradition, dating from the Middle Ages, it has been awarded the Appellation of Controlled Origin.

Fear is one of the most powerful of all human emotions. A phobia is a type of fear that is excessive, and often it is so overpowering that it can paralyze an individual.

For nearly six centuries, the Catholic Church operated a series of inquisitions for the purpose of wiping out heresy and witchcraft.

Portugal is filled with exciting travel experiences, don't miss sites, hilltop castles, gardens and beautiful scenery, so it's hard to pick only 10 best places to visit

The stunning carvings inside Rosslyn chapel are worth seeing on their own merit, and readers of the Da Vinci Code will get an extra frisson as they recognise the site.

Yusuf ibn-Ayyub Salah-al-Din, Saladin, showed an unusual sense of honor and chivalry during the Holy Wars between the Christians and Muslims in 1175.

Reginald Hill excels himself in "The Death of Dalziel," which begins with Dalziel himself being blown up, leaving Pascoe to investigate a complex series of crimes.

This is a book review of The Masonic Myth: Unlocking the Truth about the Symbols, The Secret Rites, And the History of Freemasonry.

The arrest and trial of the Templars destroyed the first military religious order. But they lived on in legends of divine retribution.

The Costa Brava and Costa Blanca are among Spain's most attractive Mediterranean beach areas, with a wide variety of coastal scenery, charming towns and activities.

Human bones line a chapel, storks nest in the church towers, Roman mosaics decorate a former convent and blue tiles form murals inside gold-washed churches.

Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage), dreamed of tracking down the treasure his forefathers failed to find. Where does it start? With a clue called the Charlotte.

Portuguese palaces, castles, fortresses, manor houses and monasteries provide places to stay for travelers seeking historical settings, while enjoying charm and comfort.

Saladin united the Middle East and fought two separate armies of crusaders. He is seen as a great military leader by both the east and the west.

Perched on the northern side of the Luberon mountains, Bonnieux, built on three levels, with two church steeples, has been a settlement since the bronze age.

The Vatican Secret Archives contain the oldest records in Christendom. But are they as secret as people think?

Take a shore excursion to the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostella, explore an Iberian Celtic hill fort, bask on a beach or feast on a paella of Spanish shellfish.

Only in Portugal is anything known of the Templars' history after their lands and castles were seized by greedy kings who feared their power and coveted their wealth.

This legendary brotherhood gave their lives to the Church and its ideals. Surrounded by myths and mystery they were betrayed and murdered.

Christmas Day in a Templar convent was anything but quiet.

Charlie Winters was among only two people ever pardoned posthumously by a United States President. His crime was to aid in Israel's War for Independence in 1948.

The French Impressionist painter Monet came to Lot-et-Garonne to buy water lilies for his garden at Giverny.

A priceless artifact, stolen by pirates, turns up in San Francisco leading three unscrupulous men, a beautiful woman and an investigator on a chase to retrieve it.

This Moorish monument in nothern Spain has a chequered past, but it nevertheless inspired Walt Disney who recreated it in his signature logo.

Tertullian said that a heretic is condemned by the very fact of choosing their own doctrine when a Christian only received the Apostolic Teaching.

Helmsley Castle, North Yorkshire witnessed some of the key episodes in British history, from the Crusades to the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil War.

In the 11th and 12th Centuries AD, Muslim Cavalry was comprised of a limited number of Mamluks - warriors of slave origins - and faris. Faris is Arabic for horseman.

MIddle School and High School students learn lessons connecting Benjamin Franklin and other famous Masons to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Buying a Masonic gift for that special Freemason? Be sure to understand what groups and organizations he (or she) is a part of first. The most common are explained here.

Cathar oppostion to the Church of Rome culminated in an act of barbarism which still brings hundreds of visitors to a remote commune in the foothills of the Pyrenees

Was it a major archeological find of a Medieval magician's cache, Templars' hidden treasure or other arcane objects? A hoax? The discovery is still controversial.