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Malcolm Barber

British historian (1943-) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers

Malcolm Charles Barber is a British medievalist. He has been described as the world's leading living expert on the Knights Templar. He is considered to have written the two most comprehensive books on the subject, The Trial of the Templars (1978) and The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple (1994).

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Awards

Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America2009

About this person

He has been an editor for The Journal of Medieval History and written many articles on the Templars, the Cathars, various elements of the Crusades, and the reign of Philip IV of France.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83