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The White Mantle: The Chronicle of Richard de Bures, Master of the Knights Templar
Paperback
Series: The Scriptorium Chronicles
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 26 2026
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the shadows of history stands a man almost erased.
Richard de Bures-noble-born, battle-forged, and bound by the austere vows of the Temple-rises from obscurity to lead the Knights Templar at the moment their world begins to fracture. In the wake of the devastating defeat at La Forbie and amid the chaos of the Barons' Crusade, Richard is thrust into a role he may never have sought, guiding a brotherhood shaken by loss, doubt, and political intrigue.
But the chronicles are silent about him for a reason.
Drawing from the scant traces left behind, this novel imagines the life of a man caught between obedience and conscience, faith and fear, duty and the ghosts of his own making. From the training yards of Anjou to the embattled fortresses of the Holy Land, Richard's journey unfolds as both a spiritual trial and a reckoning with the violence he is sworn to wield.
As alliances crumble and enemies gather, Richard must navigate a world where truth is malleable, loyalty is perilous, and the line between salvation and damnation grows perilously thin.
Blending historical fragments with evocative fiction, this is the untold story of a forgotten Master-one whose legacy survives only in whispers, and whose soul may yet be found in the spaces where history falters.
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