Requiem: The Fall of the Templars (79 page)

PALFREY:
a light horse used for normal riding.

PARLEY:
a discussion to debate points of a dispute, most commonly the terms of a truce.

PRECEPTORY:
Latin name for the administrative houses of military orders, which would have been like manors, with domestic quarters, workshops and usually a chapel.

RULE, THE:
the Rule of the Temple drawn up in 1129, with the aid of St. Bernard de Clairvaux at the Council of Troyes, where the Temple was formally recognized. It was written as part religious rule, part military code and set out how members of the order should live and conduct themselves during their daily lives and during combat. The 472 glossary

Rule was added to over the years and by the thirteenth century there were over six hundred clauses, some more serious than others, the breaching of which would mean expulsion for the offender.

SARACEN:
in the medieval period, a term used by Europeans for all Arabs and Muslims.

SENESCHAL:
the steward or chief official of an estate. In the Temple’s hierarchy, the seneschal held one of the highest positions.

SIEGE ENGINE:
any machine used to attack fortifications during sieges, such as mangonels, trebuchets and espringales.

SURCOAT:
a long sleeveless garment, usually worn over mail or armor.

TAKE THE CROSS:
to go on Crusade, a term derived from the cloth crosses that were handed out to those who pledged to become Crusaders.

TEUTONIC KNIGHTS:
military order of knights, similar to the Templars and the Hospitallers, originating in Germany. The Teutonics were founded in 1198 and during their time in the Holy Land were responsible for guarding the area northeast of Acre. By the mid-thirteenth century they had conquered Prussia, which later became their base.

VISITOR:
a post within the Temple’s hierarchy created in the thirteenth century. The visitor, who was second only to the grand master, was the overlord of all the Temple’s possessions in the West.

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About the Author

Robyn Young
is the author of two previous novels,
Brethren
and
Crusade
. She has a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Sussex and lives in Brighton, England.

• Cover Page
  
• Title Page
  
• Copyright Page
  
• Contents
  
  • Acknowledgments
    
  • Map
    
  • Prologue
    
  • Part One
    
    • Chapter One: Bordeaux, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Two: The Banks of the Seine, Paris
      
    • Chapter Three: The Jewish Quarter, Paris
      
    • Chapter Four: New Temple, London
      
    • Chapter Five: New Temple, London
      
    • Chapter Six: The Royal Palace, Paris
      
    • Chapter Seven: Midlothian, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Eight: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Nine: The Temple, Paris
      
    • Chapter Ten: The Royal Castle, Edinburgh
      
    • Chapter Eleven: Midlothian, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Twelve: Selkirk Forest, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Thirteen: Selkirk Forest, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Fourteen: The English Camp, Stirling, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Fifteen: Selkirk Forest, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Sixteen: Falkirk Battleground, Scotland
      
    • Chapter Seventeen: The Docks, Paris
      
  • Part Two
    
    • Chapter Eighteen: Notre Dame, Paris
      
    • Chapter Nineteen: The Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
      
    • Chapter Twenty: Near Bordeaux, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Twenty-One: The Royal Palace, Paris
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Two: Near Château Vincennes, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Three: Ferentino, Italy
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Four: Anagni, Italy
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Five: The Royal Palace, Paris
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Six: Outside Bordeaux, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Seven: Chateau Vincennes, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Eight: Bordeaux Cathedral, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Twenty-Nine: Chateau Vincennes, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Thirty: Near Bordeaux, the Kingdom of France
      
    • Chapter Thirty-One: The Royal Palace, Paris
      
  • Part Three
    
    • Chapter Thirty-Two: The Temple, Paris
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Three: The Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Four: Franciscan Monastery, Poitiers
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Five: The Rue du Temple, Paris
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Six: The Road to Carlisle, the Kingdom of England
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Seven: Franciscan Monastery, Poitiers
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Temple, Paris
      
    • Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Temple, Paris
      
    • Chapter Forty: The Louvre, Paris
      
    • Chapter Forty-One: Franciscan Priory, Poitiers
      
    • Chapter Forty-Two: The Louvre, Paris
      
    • Chapter Forty-Three: Argyll, the Kingdom of Scotland
      
    • Chapter Forty-Four: The Royal Palace, Paris
      
    • Chapter Forty-Five: The Royal Palace, Paris
      
    • Chapter Forty-Six: Argyll, the Kingdom of Scotland
      
  • Author’s Note
    
  • Character List
    
  • Glossary
    
  • Select Bibliography
    
• About the Author