The Knights Templars Arrested (1307): Unlucky 13? It was on this date, October 13, 1307 – and presumably on a Friday – that King Philip IV (“the Fair”) of France arrested all of the Templar Knights. The religious order had…
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October 13: Knights Templars and Friday the 13th
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Posted in History, Religion, Theology
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
April 29: The Age of Chivalry
The Age of Chivalry was steeped in corruption, theft, violence, and every imaginable (and some unimaginable) sexual deviations, including rape, incest, pederasty, prostitution and general sexual license.
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Posted in History, Religion
Posted in History, Religion
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