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Sir Edward:
As with any cross section of society, I suspect there were both good and bad examples to be found amongst the Templars. I too was bothered by the portrayal, especially since they diverged from history a little bit on it, but also painted the Templars in a particularly bad light in the movie.

Something to remember though, is that although the Templars were persecuted and disbanded over charges of heresy, historians have known for quite some time that this looked like trumped up charges, largely driven by financial and political circumstances... and then the Chinon Parchment was discovered recently.

Sir Nate:

--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2015-10-24, 00:27:05 ---As with any cross section of society, I suspect there were both good and bad examples to be found amongst the Templars. I too was bothered by the portrayal, especially since they diverged from history a little bit on it, but also painted the Templars in a particularly bad light in the movie.

Something to remember though, is that although the Templars were persecuted and disbanded over charges of heresy, historians have known for quite some time that this looked like trumped up charges, largely driven by financial and political circumstances... and then the Chinon Parchment was discovered recently.

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So, according to the chinon paper. The pope actually tried helping the Templar from Phillips political agenda, proving more that they were not guilty?

Sir Edward:

Yes, basically. The leaders of the Templar Order were absolved, and the Pope made a failed attempt to restore the Order. But the damage was done.

Sir Wolf:
hi, i'm odo. uggggggggggggggggggggggggg (dead) lovely character development. lol

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