Stacie and Rachel can't avoid some light blasphemy as they cover the mystery and history of the Knights Templar. Stacie shares how this powerful military order came to be, their weird habits, and their ultimate demise, then Rachel takes over to figure out how they got all that power in the first place.

The answer might surprise you.

(But it shouldn't. It is in the title. It is because of the Holy Grail.)

Music Notes
Medieval Tension by Cory Gray
Medieval Age by Damiano Baldoni
Medieval Horror Music Theme by AstroFreq via Pixabay

Works Consulted
The Hidden History of the Knights Templar by Conrad Bauer | Audiobook
Knights Templar
Knights Templar - HISTORY
Knights Templar: still loved by conspiracy theorists 900 years on
Crusades, Conspiracies and Coercion: The Knights Templar in Waterford
The Very Dark History of Friday the 13th
Does Friday the 13th have anything to do with the Knights Templar? – MVOrganizing
Crazy Knights Templar conspiracy theories!
The Templars' 'curse' on the King of France.
The warrior monks who invented banking
The Knights Templar Rulebook Included No Pointy Shoes and No Kissing Mom

What exactly is the Holy Grail – and why has its meaning eluded us for centuries?
The Templars and the Holy Grail | HISTORY Channel
Ancient Mysteries: Quest for the Holy Grail
Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail
The Knights Templar and Holy Grail: Did they bring it to western Poland?
The real Da Vinci Code: Are the chapel's mysterious stone symbols a musical score?

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