Sketch of the History of the Knights Templars by James Burnes

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.html.images 276 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.epub3.images 1.7 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.epub.images 1.7 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.epub.noimages 165 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.kf8.images 1.8 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.kindle.images 1.8 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46199.txt.utf-8 225 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46199/pg46199-h.zip 2.0 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Burnes, James, 1801-1862
Title Sketch of the History of the Knights Templars
Second Edition
Credits E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
Summary "Sketch of the History of the Knights Templars" by James Burnes is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book delves into the origins, development, and eventual persecution of the Knights Templars, an order of warrior monks that played a significant role during the Crusades. It appears to focus on the intertwining of the Templars' chivalric ideals with their religious obligations, shedding light on their evolution from protectors of pilgrims to players in the political and military landscape of medieval Europe. At the start of the work, the author reflects on his motivation to produce this account amidst personal upheaval as he prepared to leave for India. The opening chapters discuss the early foundation of the Templars and their initial poverty, showcasing how they were formed in response to the needs of pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. Burnes outlines the growth of the Order under various rulers and the guidance of influential figures like Bernard of Clairvaux, emphasizing their development into a powerful and wealthy institution. As the narrative unfolds, hints at internal strife and external hostility set the stage for the later persecution that would challenge the very existence of this once-mighty order. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HS: Social sciences: Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.
Subject Templars -- History
Category Text
EBook-No. 46199
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 15, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 137 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!