Thanks Janet for the website. These books would appear to fit into my definition of credible!
And thanks Grant. I do use the Catholic Encyclopaedia for quick reference, recognizing its bias, lack of footnotes etc etc.
Shya
 
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From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">janet ifimust
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Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Jacques DeMolay

Wellll, not QUITE.  I mean, we're a long lived breed but even Catholics don't live *that* long. :)

Have a look for works by Malcolm Barber, though -
http://www.reading.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lh/History/staff_dir/mcbweb.htm

The Trial of the Templars may be what you want, grant?

On 11/13/06, grant b, sun reporter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
What do you mean by "credible"?

He's got an entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia,
but, you know, that was written in the early
1900s by the folks who oversaw the execution 600
years earlier.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10433a.htm



--- mapremshya <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Realizing this a bit outside the purview of
> this list, but appreciating the wealth of
> knowledge that exists here, I am wondering if
> anyone could point to credible sources around
> Jacques DeMolay, Grand Master of the Knights
> Templar,  and his trial and conviction as
> heretic? So much is shrouded in mythology!
> Thanks, Shya