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The Templars: The Secret History Revealed by Barbara FraleMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
wonder if she feels compelled to a Vatican-absolving narrative or is predisposed to an anti-French bias. nevertheless, a breezy read with nice historical context, though I would have liked to know what befell the banking network following the dissolution of Templars. Frale also doesn't go into the detail on their innovative cryptographic methods, curious how much state seizure occurred.
