Charles Addison: 8 books

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” - Niccolò Machiavelli.   A study of legendary Russian military force The Cossacks, an essay on Thomas Jefferson, a history of The Knights Templar, a biography of Louis...

In The History of the Knights Templar Charles Addison traces the rise and fall of this legendary religious-military organization.

This is a mainstream history of the Knights Templars written and published in the 19th century. Author Charles G. Addison details the rise of the Templars, who were entrusted by the Church and States of Europe to be the spearhead of the crusades. In the process they gained immense wealth and influence,...

Contents: 1. The Defense Of Poesy, by Sir Philip Sidney 2. On Shakespeare and On Bacon, by Ben Jonson 3. Of Agriculture, by Abraham Cowley 4. The Vision Of Mirza and Westminster Abbey, by Joseph Addison 5. The Spectator Club, by Sir Richard Steele 6. Hints Towards An Essay On Conversation, A Treatise...

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Having some years ago, during a pilgrimage to the Holy City of Jerusalem, gained admission to the courts of the ancient Temple of the Knights Templars, which still exists on Mount Moriah in a perfect state of preservation as a Mussulman Mosque, and having visited many of the ruined fortresses and...