Today is the anniversary of the persecution of the Knights Templar in 1307. The Templars have entered folklore as an enigmatic group of knights in the supposed possession of many mystical secrets - and thanks to the books "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" and "The Da Vinci Code" that now includes being the guardians of a secret bloodline from Christ.
As Dan Brown has shown, anyone can claim a there's conspiracy or cover-up - you don't need proof to show it, quite the opposite in fact. Even in their lives-time the Templars were accused of all sorts of things based purely on gossip. King Philippe II of France was particularly jealous of the Templar's wealth, so he used this gossip to declare the Templars heretics. On Friday 13th October 1307 he ordered the seizure of all Templar property and wealth, and the destuction of the organisation. Under torture the knights were forced to admit to many accusations, including devil worship and homosexuality. But there was no proof of either. Lots of unanswered questions remain about their activities, but for now let's turn to local connections.
The Templars owned many churches across Europe, and generally any place-name in the UK which contains "Temple" was once their property. In Nottinghamshire they also owned the village churches of Marnham and Sibthorpe, and for a short time Brewhouse Yard at the foot of Nottingham Castle.
King Philippe was the father-in-law of King Edward II of England - that well-known Queen of Nottingham Castle. Edward was at first reluctant to follow Philippe's example and seems to have joined the persecution after realising how much money they had.
As for being guardians of a secret bloodline from Christ through the Merovingian kings, I can now REVEAL that great secret and tell you the identity of the present owner of that bloodline - ME! ... and YOU! ... and 99% of everyone with European ancestry. Genealogists have known for over a century that the Merovingians left thousands of descendants and now have billions of living descendants - including the 18 million in the UK and USA who, like myself, inherit Merovingian blood from the Merovingian-descended King Edward II.
To return to Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage, click on www.nottsrainbowheritage.org.uk
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