Summary of Michael Baigent & Richard Leigh's The Temple and the Lodge

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#1 The Knights Templar lost their primary purpose in life after the fall of Acre in 1291, which was to protect the Holy Land. They were arrested in 1307 and executed the following year. The Order of the Temple was dissolved by the Pope in 1312.

#2 The Kingdom of Scotland was a unified Celtic kingdom that was established in 1124, after the Picts were subsumed by the Dalriada. It was the only Celtic realm with well-formed and independent political institutions at the beginning of the high middle ages.

#3 The Normans first ventured into Scotland under William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, but there was no large-scale or successful Norman penetration until David’s time. David was a thoroughly Celtic king, son of the Celtic king Malcolm III, but he allowed large numbers of Norman and Flemish knights into the country.

#4 The Celtic element remained prevalent in Scottish society until the end of the thirteenth century. The coronation of Alexander III in 1249 was typical of the Celtic rites that prevailed in Scotland long after they had vanished elsewhere.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822515604

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#1

The Knights Templar lost their primary purpose in life after the fall of Acre in 1291, which was to protect the Holy Land. They were arrested in 1307 and executed the following year. The Order of the Temple was dissolved by the Pope in 1312.

#2

The Kingdom of Scotland was a unified Celtic kingdom that was established in 1124, after the Picts were subsumed by the Dalriada. It was the only Celtic realm with well-formed and independent political institutions at the beginning of the high middle ages.

#3

The Normans first ventured into Scotland under William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, but there was no large-scale or successful Norman penetration until David’s time. David was a thoroughly Celtic king, son of the Celtic king Malcolm III, but he allowed large numbers of Norman and Flemish knights into the country.

#4

The Celtic element remained prevalent in Scottish society until the end of the thirteenth century. The coronation of Alexander III in 1249 was typical of the Celtic rites that prevailed in Scotland long after they had vanished elsewhere.

#5

The Scottish throne was inherited by Margaret of Norway’s daughter, also named Margaret, who was an infant in 1290. In 1291, the Scottish claimants were forced to recognize the English king’s self-arrogated status. In 1296, Baliol repudiated his allegiance to Edward.

#6

Edward I, the king of England, systematically eradicated all traces of the old Celtic kingdom. He destroyed the Stone of Scone, which was the most archaic and sacred of Celtic talismans, and brought it to London. He then appointed himself, in effect, an ad hoc defender of the faith.

#7

The revolt against the English occupation of Scotland continued after Falkirk, with the appointment of John Comyn and Robert Bruce as joint Guardians. However, they soon fell to squabbling among themselves, and the friction between them not only distracted them from fighting the English, but also nearly got Bruce killed.

#8

In 1302, Bruce forged an alliance with the English to marry Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of the Earl of Ulster. He was able to muster support and manpower from across the Irish Sea.

#9

The murder of John Comyn, the head of the Comyn family, was premeditated and carefully planned. Comyn was lured to the church deliberately, and was attended by his own soldiery, who did nothing to intervene