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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2025 · 30 MIN

Knights and Bankers: Secrets of the Knights Templar

from Past Tense · host Elias Gray — a voice from the past.

Dive into the epic saga of the most powerfuland mysterious order of the Middle Ages! The podcast "Knights and Bankers:Secrets of the Knights Templar" reveals the full story of the poor knightsof Christ who became financial geniuses and fearsome warriors. From theirhumble beginnings in Jerusalem protecting pilgrims to creating the firstinternational banking system with cashless checks. How did they accumulateuntold wealth, build a network of roads and castles, and influence kings andpopes? Learn about their strict rules, the ascetic life of knights in whitecloaks with a scarlet cross, and their legendary valor in battles in the HolyLand. Relive the tragedy of the fall of their last stronghold, Acre, in 1291.Feel the tension of that fateful Friday, October 13, 1307, when King Philip theFair of France ordered the arrest of all the Templars. Understand the monstrousaccusations of heresy, Baphomet worship, and sodomy. Follow the Inquisition,torture and collapse of the Order. Hear the chilling curse of the last GrandMaster Jacques de Molay from the stake, which seemed to come true. Where didtheir legendary treasures and the Grail disappear to? How does their legacylive on in the Orders of Montesa and Christ, Freemasonry and modern legends?More than just history, this podcast is an exploration of power, money, faithand betrayal that changed the course of European history, marking the end ofthe age of the Crusades and chivalry, and the birth of the era of absolutemonarchies. Ideal for lovers of deep history, mystery, finance and politicalintrigue. Get ready for a thrilling journey spanning two centuries!#KnightsTemplar #OrderTemplar #MiddleAges#Crusades #History #Podcast #Knights #JacquesDeMolay #PhilippeHandsome#FallOfAcra #Friday13th #TrialOfTheTemplars #CurseOfTheTemplars#BankersOfTheMiddleAges #Benzal #Grail #Baphomet #Masons #SecretSocieties #HistoryOfFrance#Jerusalem #Acra #Saladin #Inquisition #Legends #HistoricalPodcast#SecretsOfHistory

Dive into the epic saga of the most powerfuland mysterious order of the Middle Ages! The podcast "Knights and Bankers:Secrets of the Knights Templar" reveals the full story of the poor knightsof Christ who became financial geniuses and fearsome warriors. From theirhumble beginnings in Jerusalem protecting pilgrims to creating the firstinternational banking system with cashless checks. How did they accumulateuntold wealth, build a network of roads and castles, and influence kings andpopes? Learn about their strict rules, the ascetic life of knights in whitecloaks with a scarlet cross, and their legendary valor in battles in the HolyLand. Relive the tragedy of the fall of their last stronghold, Acre, in 1291.Feel the tension of that fateful Friday, October 13, 1307, when King Philip theFair of France ordered the arrest of all the Templars. Understand the monstrousaccusations of heresy, Baphomet worship, and sodomy. Follow the Inquisition,torture and collapse of the Order. Hear the chilling curse of the last GrandMaster Jacques de Molay from the stake, which seemed to come true. Where didtheir legendary treasures and the Grail disappear to? How does their legacylive on in the Orders of Montesa and Christ, Freemasonry and modern legends?More than just history, this podcast is an exploration of power, money, faithand betrayal that changed the course of European history, marking the end ofthe age of the Crusades and chivalry, and the birth of the era of absolutemonarchies. Ideal for lovers of deep history, mystery, finance and politicalintrigue. Get ready for a thrilling journey spanning two centuries!#KnightsTemplar #OrderTemplar #MiddleAges#Crusades #History #Podcast #Knights #JacquesDeMolay #PhilippeHandsome#FallOfAcra #Friday13th #TrialOfTheTemplars #CurseOfTheTemplars#BankersOfTheMiddleAges #Benzal #Grail #Baphomet #Masons #SecretSocieties #HistoryOfFrance#Jerusalem #Acra #Saladin #Inquisition #Legends #HistoricalPodcast#SecretsOfHistory

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