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Wed, Jul 30, 2014
It's not clear if the process against the Templars was initiated by the Inquisition or if the Inquisition was exploited by the king of France, Philip the Fair, but in 1307 the King ordered the arrest of all Knights Templar across Europe. Some fled to South West France, some to Italy and some to Scotland, and units of the King's army were dispatched to hunt them down and kill them if necessary.