Karen Ralls, Ph.D., medieval historian, international lecturer, and media consultant, was postdoctoral fellow at the University of Edinburgh for six years before continuing her specialist medieval research at Oxford. A member of the Oxford University Religious Studies Society, the American Academy of Religion (AAR), and the British Society for the Study of Religion (BASR), Dr. Ralls was also former deputy director of the Rosslyn Chapel Museum exhibition (1996-2001). Originally from the United States, she has frequently appeared on the History Channel and Discovery, and in National Geographic TV documentaries. The author of The Templars and the Grail and other books, she has an award-winning Website www.karenralls.com.
A practical history of the Templars...this book is a 'must' for
those interested in the western mysteries. --Chev. Robert Brydon,
Rosslyn Chapel Museum exhibition owner and Templar archivist,
Edinburgh-- "Reviews"
A concise and easy-to-read survey of two richly symbolic and
enduring aspects of the Middle Ages. --Renaissance Magazine (Fall
2003)-- "Reviews"
A factual history of the medieval Templar Order...Informative and
readable excursion into the ever-fascinating world of quest. --
Caduceus magazine (UK; June 2003)-- "Reviews"
An open-minded look at the history, influence and mysteries of the
Knights Templar...can be usefully read by anyone interested.
--Freemasonry Today magazine, Summer 2003 issue-- "Reviews"
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