AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TEMPLAR HERITAGE TRUST

Bankers      Builders       Diplomats     Engineers    Farmers
       
      Monks    Protectors of Pilgrims     Sailors     Warriors 

the medieval Order of Knights Templar were all of these things . . . and more.

The Announcement & Submission Information for the 2026 THT History Research Essay Prize can now be found on the Grant Programmes Page.

If you are interested in:

  • learning more about this most fascinating of organisations;
  • sorting the fact from the fiction in the stories about the Templars;
  • supporting new research into the history of this unique Order;
  • helping to ensure trained craftspeople are available to conserve heritage buildings;

then the Templar Heritage Trust has been founded with you in mind.

The Templar Heritage Trust operated as part of the Charities Aid Foundation (registered charity number: 268369) from 2007 to 2023.

On 6 March 2023, the Templar Heritage Trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as a Foundation Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under charity number: 1202183.

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Clifford’s Tower, York Castle

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Knights Templar were imprisoned here in 1307 during their trial.

The charitable objects of the Templar Heritage Trust CIO are:

(1) To advance the education of the public by providing:

(a) grants for and assistance with historical and archaeological research into the Templars, the Crusades, monastic and chivalric orders, and associated subjects; and

(b) information (including without limitation lectures, information boards, literature, and website information) about the matters described in (a) above;

(2) To advance the education of the public by providing grants for the training in the crafts of historic building restoration or conservation, primarily for the benefit of young, unemployed, or disadvantaged persons or persons who would not otherwise be able to afford such training.

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A Foundation Charity Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number: 1202183.