The 1307 Templar Interrogation Roll - Heresy, Coercion and Royal Power

The 1307 Templar interrogation roll emerges not as a record of heresy but as a documentary apparatus for its juridical fabrication. Confessional uniformity, archival design, and eschatological framing reveal how Philip IV transformed coercive procedure into institutionalised juridical truth. Were the Templars' confessions ever anything more than a royal script?

The Flight of the Templar Master of Lombardy (1308) - blow to Papal Credibility

The general perception is that on 13 October 1307, all Knights Templar in France were arrested. This is not accurate. At some places in France Knights Templar were safe. Or were they?
This is the story of Giacomo da Montecucco, Knight Templar, in 1307 General Preceptor ("Master") of the Templar Knights of Lombardy, Tuscia, Land of Rome and of Sardinia ànd one of two personal Chamberlains to Pope Clement V at Poitiers.

The Flemish Templars - From Commandery to Inquisition, 1307–1312

The history of the Knights Templar in the County of Flanders, starting as early as 1127, is marked by establishment, socio-political entanglement, and eventual dissolution, set against major conflicts like the Franco-Flemish war of 1297-1305 and the arrests of 1307. 

France, fall 1307: Templar arrests, interrogations, confessions and royal-papal power struggle

"On October 12, 1307 Jacques de Molay went to Paris specifically to attend the funeral of Catherine, wife of Charles de Valois, brother of the king. He resides, of course, within the Temple enclosure. It's a coincidence that he's here. Does this mean that he knows nothing of what is going on and that he has unconsciously thrown himself into the den of the wolf? 

Knights Templar: council to Kings

For almost the entire duration of its presence in French lands, the Temple enjoyed good relations with royal power. What services did they provide to the wordly rulers?