Renaissance Life: The Knights Templar

In the seven hundred years since they were brutally disbanded, the Templars have gathered around them such a body of myth that it's hard to tell fact from fiction.

Were they the guardians of the Holy Grail? If they were so rich, why wasn't any of their wealth found when they were arrested? What happened to the Templar naval fleet that vanished in the days following the attack on the order?

The Templars were founded in the aftermath of the first Crusade, and quickly took control of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, site of some of the most important events in biblical history.