17 Medieval Conspiracies – Guilty as Charged?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Maps and Plates vii
4. Foreword xi
5. Maps xv
6. 1 The British Templars 1
7. 2 Crusade and Conquest: 1099–1119 14
8. 3 Birth of the Order: 1099–1128 20
9. 4 The Foundation Years: 1128–1135 31
10. 5 A New Army in the Holy Land: 1135–1154 39
11. 6 Stephen and Mathilda – A Growing Infl uence: 1135–1154 48
12. 7 Henry II – Agents of the Crown: 1154–1177 62
13. 8 Henry II – The Templars in Ireland 82
14. 9 Henry II – Preparing for War: 1177–1189 92
15. 10 Richard the Lionheart – Th e Vanguard of Christendom: 1189–1199 114
16. 11 John – Strange Times, Strange Partners: 1199–1216 132
17. 12 Henry III – Rebuilding Britain: 1216–1269 158
18. 13 Meltdown on the Eastern Front: 1216–1269 183
19. 14 Edward I – Last Th row of the Dice: 1270–1291 197
20. 15 Decline: 1291–1307 214
21. 16 Fall: 1307–1312 229
22. 17 Medieval Conspiracies – Guilty as Charged? 250
23. 18 Modern Conspiracies – Dreams Never End 281
24. Endnotes 296
25. Select Bibliography 312
26. Index 320