Following the Siege of Acre, Knightfall then traces the Templar timeline up until their clash with King Philip IV of France which eventually led to their demise when scores were arrested and ...

In Episode 7 of Knightfall Season 2, a trial began regarding the Knights Templar and the charges laid against them by King Philip IV of France (Ed Stoppard). This trial occurred on Friday the 13th ...

An image from Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, or The Fall of Princes, shows Prince Philip IV of France ordering the burning of Knights Templar at the stake.

King Philip IV of France, who lusted after the Templar gold to finance his wars, connived with Pope Clement V to order the mass arrest of the knights on Oct. 13, 1307, a day now memorialized as ...

Getty Images The classic story is that the crusader states were lost in 1291 and 15 years later the Templars fell into the middle of a row between Philip IV the King of France and the Pope.

The new Vatican work reproduces the entire documentation of the papal hearings convened after Philip IV of France arrested and tortured Templar leaders in 1307 on charges of heresy and immorality.

In the early 14th century, King Phillip of France declared the Knights Templar heretics, hunted them down, and raided their vast treasuries. Since then, their legend has grown.

They became very rich and powerful. This, along with the secrecy of their initiation rites, attracted the anger of Philip IV of France and the order was charged with heresy and immorality in 1307.

The Knights Templar were active for 200 years (Image: GETTY) King Philip IV of France contributed heavily to the Templar's demise (Image: GETTY) ...

The untouched caverns date back to a time when the Knights were prominent before King Philip IV of France, fearful of their power and deeply in their debt, attempted to dismantle the renowned group.