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Who are the Knights Templar ?

The Knights Templar are the 'Keepers of the Faith' the Guardians of the Holy Grail and the secrets of the planet. The Knights Templar would meditate twice a day & before battle to focus their mind & spirit as one. The Knights Templar used sacred geometry & symbols in their ceremonies & rituals, and believed in the brotherhood of mankind, with fraternal friendship as their code of life. The Knights Templar of Britannia today live by the same spiritual code of Honour:

'Do the Right Thing, Be Honourable at all times'.

A commandery of a Grand Master of the Knights Templar

The seven rights of a Knight Templar

• 1. Right of Usage to affiliated Letters after your Name : John Smith HKt.B
• 2. Right of Usage to Crest of Honour on your stationery
• 3. Right to introduce new Members to the Knights templar
• 4. Right to wear Official Knight Templar Regalia
• 5. Right to Attend Official Events (Your Rank & Title Regalia must be worn at Official Events, Membership card will be required for entry)
• 6. Right to receive Templar Chronicle Newsletter
• 7. Right to attend Inauguration Ceremony (You will receive an invitation by email)

A commandery of a Grand Master of the Knights Templar .
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Secret history of the Knights Templar

AFTER 700 years the once-noble Knights Templar are enjoying a revival, thanks to the ubiquitous novel-turned-movie, The Da Vinci Code. Rare documents have now been uncovered that shed light on how the Order of the Temple, the fabled keepers of the Holy Grail and the “secret” that the descendants of Christ lived, acquired their enormous wealth. The “deeds of gift”, dating from the 13th century, chronicle the generous parcels of land bestowed on the first military order by rich English landowners for the “salvation of their souls and those of their families”. An archive in the form of nearly 30 deeds has surfaced in a private collection and is expected to fetch up to £60,000 at auction next month. Felix Pryor, the manuscripts consultant to Bonhams, the auctioneers, said yesterday that he had never come across anything relating to the Knights Templar before. He said: “They are are terribly, terribly rare. The order was suppressed in 1308 so you’re not exactly tripping over things relating to them. These documents uncover some of their secrets. They took vows of chastity, poverty and obedience but ended up extraordinarily rich. “It shows how people thought. If you couldn’t go on the Crusades yourself, you would do a bit of corporate gifting &emdash; handing things over to those who did. It was a fantastically successful operation.” The deeds, on which are written Milites Templi Salomonis or Knights of the Temple of Solomon of Jerusalem, give details of the transactions giving the brotherhood its financial power. It was founded in Jerusalem in about 1118 but fell out of favour with Philip the Fair of France as it refused to give up its wealth, leading to its suppression spreading to England. Mr Pryor said: “Philip the Fair of France made all sorts of wild allegations against them &emdash; ranging from spitting on the cross to idolatry and sodomy. It was a standard sort of accusation; he had accused previous Popes of the same. But their eventual suppression in about 1309 foreshadowed the dissolution of the monasteries 200 years later.” The “deeds of gift” &emdash; which came from one of the headquarters of the Knights, Temple Newsam, near Leeds &emdash; relate to vast tracts of land, mainly in the Huddersfield area. Some of them relate to their rivals, the Knights Hospitallers of Newland, near Huddersfield. Local dignitaries with names such as Richard de Rihil, Lady Alina and Jordan of Floketun handed over hundreds of acres to the Knights Templar and Hospitallers, giving them rights to “extras” including rents and benefits such as the right to take wood for building, fencing and burning and to “pannage” (pasturing) for pigs. While the British province of the Knights Templar had its administrative and banking centre in London, much of its land holdings were concentrated in Yorkshire. Documents reveal that property returns from the county accounted for more than a quarter of their wealth. The preceptory of Temple Newsam was one of the richest in England, its value at the time of the seizure being returned as £174 3s 3d. When the order was dissolved, its property was transferred to the rival Hospitallers. The transfer presumably led the two runs of West Riding deeds being in the same collection, being offered for sale at Bonhams news story from the Times

A commandery of a Grand Master of the Knights Templar

The secrets of the Knights Templar are revealed . secret tunnels of the Knights of the Manor

King Robert the Bruce of Scotland became a Grandmaster of the Knights Templar in election and succession. King Robert the Bruce, acting fully within his rights as the lawful Sovereign of the Scots, did ordain by royal decree, for all perpetuity, the right of the Knights Templar to exist in Scotland and to serve Scotland.  Knights Templar fought at the Battle of Bannockburn on June 24th, 1314 and helped to secure a victory for the Scots, but independence for Scotland.  Chevalier James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, who gave his life to uphold the Templar principles of freedom.

Chevalier Viscount Bonny Dundee, who fell at Killiecrankie while wearing the Templar Knights Grand Cross.  Grandmaster Bonnie Prince Charlie and those Scottish Knights Templar who fought under his command at the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1745, and who, although they did not prevail in battle, wrote another chapter in the history of Templar gallantry, and inspired the highlander Templars to never give up their hopes or aspirations for a sovereign Scotland. 
From Bannockburn to the 21st century, the history of the Knights Templar has been inseparable from that of Scotland, guiding principles of the Scottish Knights Templar

The Barony of Little Saughton , Bedfordshire comes complete with
- original Templar Pillow Sword, Baronial Crown, Desk Seal & Seal Ring & Crest of Honour, oringinal 12th Century Templar ring and Pendant
Original 12th Century Pendant Templar Black Lion with 24ct Gilt Background Original 12th Century Templar Ring

Rosslyn Chapel , burial place of Knight Templar William de St Clair
Send a free online greeting card of Rosslyn Chapel . Hereditary Knights Templars of Britannia

Ancestral Heritage of the Grand Master

Direct descendant to one of the first Norman Barons of England appointed by Duke William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) after the Battle of Hastings 1066

As once recorded in The Tower of London (now at Kew Public Records Office)

Whose descendants include:

Lord Marshall of England , Chief Justice of England

Bishop of Winchester , Provost of Eton College

Chancellor of York , Devisor of English and Norman Laws,

Keeper of the King's Forests, Parks and Chases of England

Can a Grand Master confer titles ?

The Grand master of a commandery can confer titles including barony titles and lordships on anyone living in his commandery . A commandery normally consists of a single country . It can be anywhere in Europe or any other part of the world .

A commandery of a Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Last Supper 1955
Dali, Salvador
31 in. x 24 in.
Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com
Framed   Mounted

French barony titles can legally be bought and sold although there are only a few for sale each year .