The Knights Templar and Scotland
By: Robert Ferguson
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780752451831
Subjects: History; Templars
Description: "Places and books like Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on Scotland's Knights Templar. Who they were and what they did has been touched upon, but never properly explored until now. They were close advisors to Scotland's early kings; they were major property owners and respected landlords in a harsh and unforgiving time; and they were secretive and arrogant. But did they really flee from France to Scotland just prior to their arrest in 1307? Did they fight with Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314? And how did the Templars continue on after Bannockburn? In The Knights Templar and Scotland, Robert Ferguson intertwines Templar and Scottish history, from the foundation of the order in the early twelfth century right up to the present day. Including a comparison of the arrest of the Templars in France with the Templar Inquisition at Holyrood, and an examination of the part they played at Bannockburn, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in history of the Knights Templar."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Knights Templar of Jerusalem; title: Balantrodoch: the life of the Templars; title: Templar life, rights and privileges; title: The excommunication of Robert the Bruce; title: The Templars' arrests; title: The Templars' flight to Scotland; title: Scotland's Templar inquisition; title: The Knights Templar and the Battle of Bannockburn; title: Rosslyn Chapel: a Templar legacy?; title: The Templars after Bannockburn; title: The modern Scottish Knights Templar.