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The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099, during the First Crusade. This successful siege saw the Crusaders take Jerus...

When thinking about crusading in the 12th century, one is usually inclined to consider first the Levant, and perhaps in second place present...

Recently TemplarsNow added four new departments in Western France to its collection of Templar site maps. All departments are in the former ...

" A considerable number of associations of armed men existed during the central and high Middle Ages, fulfilling diverse purposes, su...

Payen (Paganus, Païen) de Montdidier was one of the founding members of the Knights Templar. He is one of the more obscure members of whom l...

The history of the Order of the Temple closely coincided with the development of papal power during the 12th and 13th centuries. How did the...

According to William of Tyre, Geoffrey de Saint-Omer (" Gaufrede de Sancto Aldemarlo ") was among the first knights of the militar...

What was the extent of the influence of the Cistercians on the Templars?

TemplarsNow is still working on its mapping project, aimed at pinpointing the geographical location of major and in many departments also mi...