After giving us a fascinating lesson on the demise of The Knights Templar, one of the most powerful groups in the history of our world, this week guest blogger Stephen Dafoe turns to the origin story. It is said the King of Jerusalem enlisted the aid of nine Knights to protect Christian Pilgrims on their [...]
This week, guest blogger and Knights Templar expert Stephen Dafoe, turns to the tragic story of the death of Jacques De Molay, the last grandmaster of the Order of The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and King Solomon’s Temple. Much has been made of DeMolay’s curse for it is said, as he refused to confess [...]
This week our Templar Tuesday guest blogger Stephen Dafoe, continues last week’s discussion with the story and events around their eventual downfall. Be sure to visit the fabulous website at www.templarhistory.com and his numerous volumes on a variety of Templar related topics. The Templar’s Demise – a three-part series on the demise of the Knights [...]
As we count down the weeks until the release of The Youngest Templar: Orphan Of Destiny, I am once again offering the popular Templar Tuesday feature. Luckily for me my friend Stephen Dafoe has graciously consented to be the guest blogger for these next few weeks. If you love history and especially Templar History then [...]
In two days The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate goes on sale. If you haven’t yet I hope you’ll take an opportunity to visit your local bookseller and pre-order a copy. If you haven’t yet, please take a gander at the sneak peek here. And remember, it’s a sequel to The Youngest Templar: Keeper of [...]
October 29, 2009 is the day! The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate is officially on sale wherever books are sold. This week at Team Spradlin we’re celebrating the completion of a new deal with Tick Tock Books of the United Kingdom who will be publishing The Youngest Templar trilogy in England. Reviewers continue to rave [...]
We’re one week closer to the publication for The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate. The book is already on sale in Germany and Finland and has garnered some great early review attention. TeensReadToo.com had this to say: Author Michael P. Spradlin takes his readers into a century long ago but makes it seem alive and [...]
Welcome to a new feature at www.michaelspradlin.com called Templar Tuesday. Each week, I’ll be sharing some aspect of the history of the Knights Templar, the Crusades as well as information on the upcoming publication of the second book in The Youngest Templar Trilogy, The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate on sale October 29th, 2009. The [...]
