The Templars: The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons

Michael Haag

Aug 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Guy Bethell

About this audiobook

Arguably one of the most provocative, puzzling, and misunderstood organizations of medieval times, the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, while inspiring popular culture from Indiana Jones to Dan Brown. In The Templars, author Michael Haag offers a definitive history of these loyal Christian soldiers of the Crusades-sworn to defend the Holy Land and Jerusalem, but ultimately damned and destroyed by the Pope and his church. A bestseller in the United Kingdom-the first history of the enigmatic warriors to include findings from the Chinon Parchment, the long-lost Vatican document absolving the Knights of heresy-The Templars by Michael Haag is a fascinating, must-listen book.

Ratings and reviews

Being interested in Templars via the Oak Island Nova Scotia theory, I found the research very interesting and well written. The narrator sounds like a nice guy but was difficult to understand, depriving words of full exercise of their syllables. Prepare to rewind a bit.

About the author

Michael Haag, who lives in London, is a writer, historian, and biographer. He has written widely on the Egyptian, classical, and medieval worlds, as well as on the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Visit him at michaelhaag.com.

A relative newcomer to voice acting, Guy Bethell decided-after an extended period in the corporate world-that it was time to start listening to his inner ham. An Englishman abroad, Guy lives in Phoenix, Arizona. He now retreats from the heat to his home studio, where he records a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles.