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Those who read it will, in addition to their thrilling interest in the. The knights cross of the iron cross was a highly prized medal recognizing extreme acts of valor within the german armed forces. Oliver, temple bruer and its knights templar, 1841the knights templar was a military and religious order that dominated medieval europe for nearly two hundred years until it was suppressed in the early 0s. May 11, 20 however, one era that draws readers of historical romance is the middle ages, where we are surrounded by knights in shining armor. It is in the very first rank of imaginative and historical romance.
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In 1119 the poor fellowsoldiers of christ and the temple of solomon, known by the more popular name of the knights templar, were formed in jerusalem, shortly after the first crusade ended with the capture of that city. Knights of the cross kindle edition by harper, tom. A series of fulllength historical romance novels set in the vivid and beguiling world of medieval britannia during the period known as the anarchy. The knights templar was a large organization of devout christians during the medieval era who carried out an important mission.
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