Originally published: Profile Books, London, 2008

The contexts. The Temple of Solomon ; The new Christian empire ; The Muslim conquests ; The first Crusade -- The rise (1099 to 1150). Origins of the Templars ; The second Crusade -- The power (1150-1291). Crusader castles ; Merchant bankers ; Medieval heresy ; Saladin and the Templars ; Holding on -- The fall (1291-1314). Exile from the Holy Land ; The trial -- The aftermath. Survivals ; Conspiracies -- Locations. Outremer. Israel ; Syria -- Europe. France ; Spain ; Portugal ; Britain -- Templarism. Born again Templars