Today in History
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Today in History |
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October 13, 1307 |
In the year 1307 AD, October 13th fell on a Friday. King Philip IV of France was deeply in debt to the powerful religious order, the Knights Templar. The King began to pressure Pope Clement V to disband the order and seize their holdings which had grown vastly since the order's humble beginnings during the early crusades. On Friday the 13th, King Phillip, with an order from the Pope in hand, ordered the arrest of all Knights Templar and their leader, Grand Master Jacques de Molay. The Templars were tortured and forced into confessions of heresy and many were burned at the stake. The order was disbanded and many Templars joined other orders or disappeared from public life.
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