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107: The Knights Templar, Part I

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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The Templars and the Second Crusade

Hugh of Paine writes the order and recruits people to come help on this big campaign. And when he does, it is insanely wildly successful. But there's another part to the story that is really important to tell about the founding of the Templars. King Alfonso lived a warrior's life. He tried to start his own orders. They didn't really take. But he started his own like Knights Templar. It didn't really happen but he decided that- It's got to be a big shield. Because if it's small, I mean like the comfort level is just not so low. The idea of sanctioning violence is going to be at some level necessary for a state or

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