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The Knights Templar

Summary

The Knights Templar gained papal support through Bernard of Clairvaux's advocacy at the Council of Troyes in 1128. This lecture walks through some of the sources that tell us about the knights and how their unique position allowed them to collect spoils of war, giving them power and wealth but also setting them up for criticism.

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