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Financing Chartres 11th century Cathedral - begging for building funds

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Popular thought has it that the Knights Templars were "the builders" of the gothic cathedrals such as the one in Chartres, France....

The Templar Commandery at Alphen, the Netherlands

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Near Alphen in North Brabant lay Ter Brake, the only Templar commandery on the soil of the present Netherlands whose existence is beyond dou...

Religious life of the Templars in the East

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The religious life of the Knights Templar remains an underexplored area of medieval history. This gap in scholarship is primarily due to the...

Interaction between the monastic Orders and the Papacy in the 12th and 13th century

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The 12th and 13th centuries were transformative periods for the papacy, marked by significant administrative reforms, increased political po...

Templar and Hospitaller governance and personnel around the year 1300

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The Templar Order is frequently scrutinized for its role and operations, particularly when compared to the Hospitaller Order. What was the i...

925th Anniversary First Crusade Siege of Jerusalem

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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...

Crusading around 1150 - a "worldwide" coordinated effort

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

4 New maps of Templar sites in Poitou-Charantes, France

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Recently TemplarsNow added four new departments in Western France to its collection of Templar site maps. All departments are in the former ...
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Cofraternities and the christianization of combat in the Medieval West

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