Following Orders

[Marcus of Ibelin]

Congratulations Brother Marcus. It is my wish and prayer you, the Mother and child be blessed with good health, long life and a light heart!

All Blessings be upon thee, thy kith and kin.

Thank you for your blessings, Brother Richard.

[Sir William Marcus]

Today on....




History Traveler
Castles & Dungeons. 

Saturday, August 15 @ 3pm ET/PT

Some of the most imposing structures ever built, medieval castles withstood both bloody assaults and the test of time. Designed like machines with nearly every architectural detail devoted to defense, castles represented the perfect fusion of form and function. Journey back to that unruly era as we examine the complexity of their construction and the multipurpose they served--homes to kings and nobles, economic centers, courthouses, treasuries, prisons, and torture chambers


Then immediately following. One of my favorites "Investigating History
The Holy Grail" Which focuses a lot on the Templars and one of my favorite Templar strongholds the mysterious "Castle of Bezu"  Le Bézu

[Sir William Marcus]

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

[Richard de Graeme]

Many injustices have been perpetrated by many groups for many causes, my Brother.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

How about this fanciful painting, titled: Jacques DeMolay's capture of Jerusalem in 1299



You can see him on the wall, next to the "Beausant".

[Just Jesse]

What do you mean about the image of pirates? ,,, an so fourth.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

See PM. 

[Sir William Marcus]

DeMolay captured Jerusalem?? I wished Jacque would of captured it!

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

"The capture of Jerusalem by Jacques de Molay in 1299", by Claude Jacquand, Versailles, Musée National Chateau et Trianons. This depiction was commissioned in the 1800s, but is about an event in 1299 that did not actually occur. There was no battle, and De Molay was nowhere near Jerusalem at the time. In reality, after the Christians lost control of Jerusalem in 1244 (thanks to some fanciful negotiations and royal antics), it was not under Christian control again until 1917, when the British took it from the Ottomans.

[Sir William Marcus]

In France in the 19th century, false stories circulated that De Molay had captured Jerusalem in 1300, and a painting was even commissioned for the Versailles, entitled "Jacques de Molay Takes Jerusalem, 1299." The exact origin of these rumors is not certain, although they may be related to the fact that a medieval historian, the Templar of Tyre, wrote about a Mongol general named "Mulay" who occupied Syria and Palestine for a few months in early 1300.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

It's so easy to get a Master of the Knights Templar confused with a horse bound raider from the Far East.  


Additional info for those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulay

[Sir William Marcus]

ROFL ..Indeed!

[Just Jesse]

So, i know its far off, but, after i go to tybee island pirate fair, i will be done with pirates and will be ready to be a knight of the temple at florence... Ive been dying to dawn my armor, its been 9 months. My dad just purchased a 55inch tv high as hd gets and the most intense bluray player along with KOH directors cut, and waching it is almost 3d, it makes me miss the good old days of my true order.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Received my Crusades; Knights of Christ DVD today. I give them a C+ for effort. I still dislike the way every just ignores everything after the Third Crusade. Most historical DVDs just treat it like a casual continuance of the epic struggle.

Saw a lot of flat kite shields, makes me happy 
Saw some introduction of the excessively Great Helm. They even stated that they were worn by knights of the First Crusade....lol!

All in all my Princess liked it, except for the Saladin parts. Don't know where she gets that from.....