Holy Blood, Holy Grail

Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete? Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross? Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists? Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom? Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail? According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possible they are probably true! so revolutionary, so original, so convincing, that the most faithful Christians will be moved; here is the book that has sparked worldwide controversey. "Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them." Los Angeles Times Book Review "LikeChariots of the Gods?...the plot has all the elements of an international thriller." Newsweek From the Paperback edition.

Michael Baigent was born in New Zealand in 1948 and obtained a degree in psychology from Canterbury University. At one point he gave up a successful career in photojournalism to devote his time to researching the Templars for a film project. Since 1976 he has lived in England. Richard Leigh is a novelist and short-story writer with postgraduate degrees in comparative literature and a thorough knowledge of history, philosophy, psychology, and esoterica. He has been working for some years as a university lecturer in the United States, Canada, and Britain. Henry Lincoln is an author and filmmaker and has written for television. From the Hardcover edition.

Introduction	p. 23
The Mystery
Village of Mystery	p. 31
Rennes-le-Chateau and Berenger Sauniere	p. 31
The Possible Treasures	p. 39
The Intrigue	p. 43
The Cathars and the Great Heresy	p. 48
The Albigensian Crusade	p. 49
The Siege of Montsegur	p. 55
The Cathar Treasure	p. 57
The Mystery of the Cathars	p. 61
The Warrior-Monks	p. 64
Knights Templar--The Orthodox Account	p. 65
Knights Templar--The Mysteries	p. 78
Knights Templar--The Hidden Side	p. 86
Secret Documents	p. 96
The Secret Society
The Order Behind the Scenes	p. 111
The Mystery Surrounding the Foundation of the Knights Templar	p. 115
Louis VII and the Prieure de Sion	p. 118
The "Cutting of the Elm" at Gisors	p. 119
Ormus	p. 121
The Prieure at Orleans	p. 125
The "Head" of the Templars	p. 126
The Grand Masters of the Templars	p. 127
The Grand Masters and the Underground Stream	p. 131
Rene d'Anjou	p. 136
Rene and the Theme of Arcadia	p. 138
The Rosicrucian Manifestos	p. 141
The Stuart Dynasty	p. 145
Charles Nodier and His Circle	p. 150
Debussy and the Rose-Croix	p. 127
Jean Cocteau	p. 157
The Two John XXIIIs	p. 159
Conspiracy Through the Centuries	p. 162
The Prieure de Sion in France	p. 164
The Dukes of Guise and Lorraine	p. 166
The Bid for the Throne of France	p. 171
The Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement	p. 173
Chateau Barberie	p. 177
Nicolas Fouquet	p. 178
Nicolas Poussin	p. 180
Rosslyn Chapel and Shugborough Hall	p. 183
The Pope's Secret Letter	p. 184
The Rock of Sion	p. 185
The Catholic Modernist Movement	p. 187
The Protocols of Sion	p. 190
The Hieron du Val d'Or	p. 195
The Secret Society Today	p. 201
Alain Poher	p. 204
The Lost King	p. 205
Curious Pamphlets in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris	p. 207
The Catholic Traditionalists	p. 210
The Convent of 1981 and Cocteau's Statutes	p. 214
M. Plantard de Saint-Clair	p. 220
The Politics of the Prieure de Sion	p. 227
The Long-haired Monarchs	p. 234
Legend and the Merovingians	p. 234
The Bear from Arcadia	p. 237
The Sicambrians Enter Gaul	p. 239
Merovee and His Descendants	p. 239
Blood Royal	p. 241
Clovis and His Pact with the Church	p. 242
Dagobert II	p. 245
The Usurpation by the Carolingians	p. 253
The Exclusion of Dagobert II from History	p. 257
Prince Guillem de Gellone, Comte de Razes	p. 259
Prince Ursus	p. 261
The Grail Family	p. 265
The Elusive Mystery	p. 269
The Exiled Tribe	p. 271
The Bloodline
The Holy Grail	p. 283
The Legend of the Holy Grail	p. 285
The Story of Wolfram von Eschenbach	p. 292
The Grail and Cabalism	p. 303
The Play on Words	p. 305
The Lost Kings and the Grail	p. 306
The Need to Synthesize	p. 309
The Hypothesis	p. 313
The Priest-King Who Never Ruled	p. 316
Palestine at the Time of Jesus	p. 322
The History of the Gospels	p. 327
The Marital Status of Jesus	p. 330
The Wife of Jesus	p. 333
The Beloved Disciple	p. 338
The Dynasty of Jesus	p. 344
The Crucifixion	p. 347
Who Was Barabbas?	p. 350
The Crucifixion in Detail	p. 352
The Scenario	p. 357
The Secret the Church Forbade	p. 360
The Zealots	p. 369
The Gnostic Writings	p. 378
The Grail Dynasty	p. 383
Judaism and the Merovingians	p. 387
The Principality in Septimania	p. 389
The Seed of David	p. 395
Conclusion and Portents for the Future	p. 398
The Alleged Grand Masters of the Prieure de Sion	p. 415
Bibliography	p. 439
Notes and References	p. 449
Index	p. 477
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