This book is an essential exploration into the history of a legendary group of Crusaders, which are prominently featured in Dan Brown s recent best seller, The Da Vinci Code. The Knights Templar rose from humble beginnings to become the most powerful military religious order of the Middle Ages. Formed to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land, they participated in the Crusades and rapidly gained wealth, lands, and influence. Seemingly untouchable for nearly two centuries, they fell from grace spectacularly after the loss of the Holy Land. In the ensuing centuries the Templars have exerted a unique...
This book is an essential exploration into the history of a legendary group of Crusaders, which are prominently featured in Dan Brown s recent best se...
This history behind alchemy studies the progression of this arcane art, looks at famous alchemists, and observes the effects it has had on modern science Alchemy has traditionally been viewed as "the history of an error," an example of medieval gullibility and greed, in which alchemists tried to turn lead into gold, create fabulous wealth, and find the elixir of life. But alchemy has also been described as "the mightiest secret that a man can possess," and it obsessed the likes of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and many of the founders of modern science. This book explores the history of...
This history behind alchemy studies the progression of this arcane art, looks at famous alchemists, and observes the effects it has had on modern scie...