They wielded a double-edged sword, combining military might and impressive financial power. The Pope himself couldn’t escape their long shadow and the whispers about a secret treasure, which was said to include the Holy Grail and The Ark of the Covenant. So who – or what – brought down the mighty Knights Templar?

The Templars were French knights dedicated to protecting Christians on pilgrimage. Highly trained and passionately devoted to God, they fought with no fear of death and eventually became monks, albeit monks with no problem using a sword on their enemies. The Knights built a complex financial empire that helped Richard the Lionheart and the King of France, but one that also raised suspicions that these “holy men” were too powerful. Thus began the accusations of heresy – and the burnings at the stake.

Professor Malcolm Barber, the world’s leading Templar historian, explores the impressive rise and rapid fall of a group ahead of its time. What happened to the surviving warriors of the Order? And – even more important – was there a secret treasure and where might it be now? It’s a tale even better than Indiana Jones – because it’s all true! The Real Story of Europe’s Greatest Warrior Monks So powerful, only Death would stop them!

approx. 120 mins.