At the beginning of the 14th century, the era of the Knights Templar was coming to an end. Philip IV of France, supported by Pope Clement V, launched a campaign first to discredit and then to persecute the order. Between 1307 and 1314, when the last... Continue reading
The Knights Templar settled in Aragon at the end of the 11th century. Ever since Alfonso I decreed that he wanted... Continue reading
The first years of James I, the Conqueror, at the head of the Kingdom of Aragon were not easy. The king who was... Continue reading
James I had consolidated his position on the throne of the Kingdom of Aragon after the conquest of Mallorca and... Continue reading
After the conquest of Tortosa, Miravet and the various Taifa kingdoms that fell at the end of the 12th century,... Continue reading
It is important to emphasise that the Templars did not initially consider holy war in the Iberian Peninsula. At... Continue reading
The unenforceable Alfonso I's will, known as the Battler, took a long time to be resolved. Three years before his... Continue reading