LINKS See the DISCLAIMER in the About section concerning links to external websites.
These external links are to websites that provide balanced and non-sensationalist research or information about the Knights Templar and the Order's history and legends.
For further reading information, please see the Resources section where book and documentary lists are maintained.
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BBC RADIO 4 WEBSITE www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 The programme can be heard on the 'Listen Again' facility here: On the Trail of the Templars |
On 18th June 2007, the Religion and Ethics section of BBC Radio 4 broadcast a programme with Martin Palmer entitled 'On the Trail of the Templars'. This link connects to the BBC's background page on the subject where you can hear extended interviews not originally featured in the programme and view pictures taken on Martin's tour of Templar England. |
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BBC WEBSITE www.bbc.co.uk |
The Grand Priory liaised with the
BBC's web editorial team to produce a short history and debate
section about the history and legacy of the Knights Templar. The
articles are included as part of the BBC's Local History series
and include photographs from the collection of our former web
editor, Stella Bernardi. |
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TEMPLE CHURCH, LONDON www.templechurch.com |
At 800 years old, Temple Church
is one of the most significant and important buildings in the
history of the Knights Templar. The current Master, The Revd Robin Griffith-Jones, is a renowned expert on both the history of the buildings and the history of the Order. |
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ROSSLYN CHAPEL, SCOTLAND www.rosslynchapel.org.uk |
Along with Temple Church, Rosslyn is another notable building in the story of the Scottish Order. This official site provides visitors with a wealth of information on this enigmatic and famous location. |
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VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVES asv.vatican.va |
This link will take the reader to the entry for The Parchment of
Chinon. The parchment has been translated as the document which explicitly states Pope Clement V's absolution of some of the leading members of the mediaeval Templar Order. |
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Use of Wikipedia |
Following Larry Sanger's comments
in response to the Education Secretary's suggested use of
Wikipedia as a reference source, we do not endorse use of
Wikipedia as a reliable source of information about the Knights
Templar. Mr Sanger originally co-founded Wikipedia with
James Wales in 2001. Mr Sanger has now left the Wiki Foundation
to start a new more-academically reliable online facility. His official statement is reproduced below in its original form: "I’m afraid that Mr Johnson does not realise the many problems afflicting Wikipedia, from serious management problems, to an often dysfunctional community, to frequently unreliable content, and to a whole series of scandals. While Wikipedia is still quite useful and an amazing phenomenon, I have come to the view that it is also broken beyond repair." In view of Mr Sanger's view of his own former creation, and a considerable number of inaccuracies in relation to Knights Templar articles posted within, we neither endorse the articles nor will engage in any correspondence about them. |
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