The Provincial Priory of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire: A Celebration of One Hundred and Fifty Years 1873-2023
Graham Snell
A history of the Knights Templar Province of Oxon, Berks and Bucks, 1873-2023.
£10.00
Description
Written to mark the 150th anniversary of the Masonic Knights Templar Province of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, this history traces the Province from the formation of Oxfordshire in 1873, through its union with Berkshire in 1928 and Buckinghamshire in 1964, to the present day.
Graham Snell begins with the rise and fall of the medieval Knights Templar and the legend of their survival, and the emergence of Masonic Knights Templar in the eighteenth century, before telling the story of the Province itself: its Provincial Priors, its Preceptories and their founders, the Bisham Abbey loving cup, the Provincial Sword, the Templar Seal and much more, drawing on fragmentary records, newspaper reports and Preceptory histories. Edited by John Hawkins and Graham Pattenden. Illustrated. All royalties are donated to the Jerusalem Eye Hospital.
