The Big Lie that began the Crusades
A letter from the Byzantine emperor that was most likely forged
Greetings to Gold Level Templar Knight subscribers. The second part of this gripping history of the Knights Templar. A letter from the Byzantine emperor was the excuse for centuries of Crusades in the Middle East that resulting in the formation of the Knights Templar. But was that letter a forgery?
A ‘spurious letter’ from Constantinople
Were the crusades…
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