In 1187 nearly a century after the victorious First Crusade Saladin captured Jerusalem. The Templars headquartered on the Temple Mount were driven from the city along with the Frankish population. The fall of Jerusalem was a turning point the start of a narrative of desperate struggle and relentless loss.

The Christian world -- The Arab conquests -- Palestine under the Umayyads and the Arab tribes -- The Abbasids and the Arab eclipse -- Byzantine crusades -- Muslim wars and the destruction of Palestine -- The Turkish invasion -- The call -- The First Crusade -- The origins of the Templars -- Outremer -- Zengi's jihad -- The Second Crusade -- The view from the Temple Mount -- The defence of Outremer -- Templar wealth -- Tolerance and intolerance -- Saladin's jihad -- The fall of Jerusalem to Saladin -- Recovery -- The Mamelukes -- The fall of Acre -- Lost souls -- The trial -- The destruction of the Templars.