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The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail

By: Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The Pyrenees which enables him to amass and spend a fortune of millions of pounds. The tale seems to begin with buried treasure and then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments, secret societies, the Knights Templar, the Cathar heretics of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and a dynasty of obscure French kings deposed more than 1,300 years ago. The author's conclusions are persuasive: at the core is not material riches but a secret - a secret of explosive and controversial proportions, which radiates out from the little Pyrenees village all the way to contemporary politics and the entire edifice of the Christian faith. It involves nothing less than... the Holy Grail.

©1983 Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln (P)2006 Penguin Audio Bibles Bibles & Bible Study Christianity World Middle Ages Royalty Middle East

Critic Reviews

"Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

"Like Chariots of the Gods?...the plot has all the elements of an international thriller." (Newsweek)
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Pity about the male gender bias particularly at the conclusion. I object to the unnaniunced 15 word minimum review qualification.

interesting history well read

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I really enjoyed this book. Fascinating concepts and clueworks. Very engaging. I highly recommend this to anyone.

Very interesting hypothesis

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This book is a great listen it’s informative and very welll laid out a must for everyone’s library !!!!!!

Absolutely brilliant

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I really enjoyed this book even though it's a bit far fetched. An enjoyable listen and a great performance.

A Fun Book if Not Taken Too Seriously

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Many of the references to Freemasonry, its traditions & activities are factually incorrect &/or misguided.

Interesting

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