On Friday the 13th, October 1307, the Knights Templar were destroyed in a single coordinated operation across France. Hundreds of Templar knights were arrested at dawn. Their property was seized. Their leaders were tortured. And within a few years, the most powerful military and financial institution in medieval Europe was erased. The official story says the Knights Templar were heretics. This investigation shows something very different. In this episode of Hidden Forces in History, we uncover how the Knights Templar became Europe’s first international banking system — and how a bankrupt king used fabricated heresy charges to eliminate his creditors in what may be the largest sovereign debt default of the Middle Ages. We examine:• How the Knights Templar became the bankers of kings and popes  • Why King Philip IV of France was deeply indebted to the Templars  • How heresy accusations were engineered as political weapons  • The role of torture, propaganda, and legal theater  • Why Friday the 13th still carries a legacy of power and fear   This wasn’t religious persecution. It was financial warfare — disguised as morality. Subscribe for weekly deep dives into the hidden forces behind history, power, money, and control.

On Friday the 13th, October 1307, the Knights Templar were destroyed in a single coordinated operation across France. Hundreds of Templar knights were arrested at dawn. Their property was seized. Their leaders were tortured. And within a few years, the most powerful military and financial institution in medieval Europe was erased. The official story says the Knights Templar were heretics. This investigation shows something very different. In this episode of Hidden Forces in History, we uncover how the Knights Templar became Europe’s first international banking system — and how a bankrupt king used fabricated heresy charges to eliminate his creditors in what may be the largest sovereign debt default of the Middle Ages. We examine: • How the Knights Templar became the bankers of kings and popes • Why King Philip IV of France was deeply indebted to the Templars • How heresy accusations were engineered as political weapons • The role of torture, propaganda, and legal theater • Why Friday the 13th still carries a legacy of power and fear This wasn’t religious persecution. It was financial warfare — disguised as morality. Subscribe for weekly deep dives into the hidden forces behind history, power, money, and control.

On Friday the 13th, October 1307, the Knights Templar were destroyed in a single coordinated operation across France. Hundreds of Templar knights were arrested at dawn. Their property was seized. Their leaders were tortured. And within a few years, the most powerful military and financial institution in medieval Europe was erased. The official story says the Knights Templar were heretics. This investigation shows something very different. In this episode of Hidden Forces in History, we uncover how the Knights Templar became Europe’s first international banking system — and how a bankrupt king used fabricated heresy charges to eliminate his creditors in what may be the largest sovereign debt default of the Middle Ages. We examine:• How the Knights Templar became the bankers of kings and popes&nbsp;&nbsp;• Why King Philip IV of France was deeply indebted to the Templars&nbsp;&nbsp;• How heresy accusations were engineered as political weapons&nbsp;&nbsp;• The role of torture, propaganda, and legal theater&nbsp;&nbsp;• Why Friday the 13th still carries a legacy of power and fear&nbsp;&nbsp; This wasn’t religious persecution. It was financial warfare — disguised as morality. Subscribe for weekly deep dives into the hidden forces behind history, power, money, and control.

Friday the 13th: How a Bankrupt King Destroyed the Knights Templar

The Jeremy Ryan Slate Show is a bi-weekly investigation into how power really works—across history, empires, and the modern world. Each episode draws on two core lenses: Hidden forces behind history—royal murders, lost colonies, financial systems, modern elites, NGOs, propaganda, and the quiet mechanisms that shape events long before they reach the headlines. And the Roman pattern—the idea that today’s crises aren’t new. Currency collapse, political division, border chaos, military overreach—Rome faced them all first. The Roman Empire spent centuries making every mistake a civilization can make, and left behind a playbook we’re following again, page by page. Through expert conversations with historians, researchers, and serious thinkers—and deep dives into primary sources, documents, and records—this show connects ancient history to modern power with evidence, not opinion. You’ll learn to: • Recognize collapse signals before they’re obvious • Understand modern crises through ancient parallels • See how empires actually rise, decay, and fall • Spot the patterns shaping what comes next From medieval conspiracies to modern cover-ups, from Augustus to Constantine, from ancient Rome to today’s global order—this is history as investigation. No spin. No narratives. Just receipts. New episodes twice a week.

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The Jeremy Ryan Slate Show is a bi-weekly investigation into how power really works—across history, empires, and the modern world. Each episode draws on two core lenses: Hidden forces behind history—royal murders, lost colonies, financial systems, modern elites, NGOs, propaganda, and the quiet mechanisms that shape events long before they reach the headlines. And the Roman pattern—the idea that today’s crises aren’t new. Currency collapse, political division, border chaos, military overreach—Rome faced them all first. The Roman Empire spent centuries making every mistake a civilization can make, and left behind a playbook we’re following again, page by page. Through expert conversations with historians, researchers, and serious thinkers—and deep dives into primary sources, documents, and records—this show connects ancient history to modern power with evidence, not opinion. You’ll learn to: • Recognize collapse signals before they’re obvious • Understand modern crises through ancient parallels • See how empires actually rise, decay, and fall • Spot the patterns shaping what comes next From medieval conspiracies to modern cover-ups, from Augustus to Constantine, from ancient Rome to today’s global order—this is history as investigation. No spin. No narratives. Just receipts. New episodes twice a week.

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