On the morning of 13 October 1307, royal officers across France opened sealed orders from King Philip IV. Their instructions were blunt: arrest the Knights Templar in the king’s realm, seize their
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On the morning of 13 October 1307, royal officers across France opened sealed orders from King Philip IV. Their instructions were blunt: arrest the Knights Templar in the king’s realm, seize their
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On the second night, the seer Ezra dreams of an eagle rising from the sea. It has twelve feathered wings and three heads. It commands the earth, orders its own wings to keep watch in turn, and rules
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