Sword and the Grail
The Story of the Grail, the Templars and the Discovery of America
2nd Edition
Published on 5. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-84158-396-9 (ISBN)
Description
Based on stunning new archaeological evidence, both in the UK and the USA, The Sword and the Grail details the part played by the Order of the Knights of the Templar - here proved to be the true antecedents of the Freemansons - in the discovery of America. As they fled the authorities who wished to destroyed them, some of the outlawed Templars carried their treasure to St Clair Castle, where the knights' relics are still buried. The tomb of their St Clair Grand Master, with the Grail carved on his stone, lies in Rosslyn, the core chapel of the Masonic movement. With the help of the sea skills and wealth of the Templars, the St Clair Grand Master, tried to found a new Jerusalem in the New World, landing with 300 colonists, first in what is now Nova Scotia and then in New England, more than 90 years before Columbus.
Reviews / Votes
'Comprehensive and scholarly ... Andrew Sinclair has written a fascinating book' * The Literary Review * 'Andrew Sinclair guides us through this romantic story that has preoccupied poets, priests and pilgrims from Zeus to Jung and Indiana Jones. This is an absorbing history that transcends the frontiers and creeds of cultures and religions' * The Independent *More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84158-396-9 (9781841583969)
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Person
Andrew Sinclair, a direct descendant of Prince Henry St Clair, is a leading novelist, historian and film-maker and lives in London. He did graduate work at Harvard and Columbia before teaching at Cambridge and London. His books include biographies of Jack London, Warren Harding and Che Guevera. His most recent work is the epic novel, Blood and Kin.