Metternich had the wit to see that the piety of Alexander of Russia had now been turned into a direction which might be made use of for the
The Wrong Done to the Knights Templar
Today's installment concludes End of the Knights Templars,with a short selection from History of Latin Christianity by Henry Hart Milman published
What Happened to the Property of the Knights Templar
The property of the Templars in England was placed under the charge of a commission and the King very soon treated it as if it were his
Knights Templar Extinguished in England
On January 8, 1308, every Templar in lands subject to the King of England was simultaneously arrested.Continuing End of the Knights Templars,with
Head of Knights Templar Executed
On hearing of this, Philip ordered their immediate execution, and the same evening the last grand master of the Temple and his faithful comrades were
King and Pope Conspire to End Knights Templars
Every house of the Templars in the dominions of the King of France was suddenly surrounded by a strong force, and all the Knights and members of the
Vijayanagar Empire Established
Today's installment concludes The Beginning of the Vijayanagar Empire,our selection from A Forgotten Empire: Vijayanagar by Robert Sewell published
The Reign of Muhammad Taghlaq
He conquered Gujarat, was at war with Bengal, and had trouble with the Turkomans on the borders of Persia.Continuing The Beginning of the
Desperation in French Texas Fort
These multiplied disasters bore hard on the spirits of the colonists.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project