Introduction 23
Part 1 The Mystery
1 Village of Mystery 31
Rennes-le-Chateau and Berenger Sauniere 31
The Possible Treasures 39
The Intrigue 43
2 The Cathars and the Great Heresy 48
The Albigensian Crusade 49
The Siege of Montsegur 55
The Cathar Treasure 57
The Mystery of the Cathars 61
3 The Warrior-Monks 64
Knights Templar--The Orthodox Account 65
Knights Templar--The Mysteries 78
Knights Templar--The Hidden Side 86
4 Secret Documents 96
Part 2 The Secret Society
5 The Order Behind the Scenes 111
The Mystery Surrounding the Foundation of the Knights Templar 115
Louis VII and the Prieure de Sion 118
The "Cutting of the Elm" at Gisors 119
Ormus 121
The Prieure at Orleans 125
The "Head" of the Templars 126
The Grand Masters of the Templars 127
6 The Grand Masters and the Underground Stream 131
Rene d'Anjou 136
Rene and the Theme of Arcadia 138
The Rosicrucian Manifestos 141
The Stuart Dynasty 145
Charles Nodier and His Circle 150
Debussy and the Rose-Croix 127
Jean Cocteau 157
The Two John XXIIIs 159
7 Conspiracy Through the Centuries 162
The Prieure de Sion in France 164
The Dukes of Guise and Lorraine 166
The Bid for the Throne of France 171
The Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement 173
Chateau Barberie 177
Nicolas Fouquet 178
Nicolas Poussin 180
Rosslyn Chapel and Shugborough Hall 183
The Pope's Secret Letter 184
The Rock of Sion 185
The Catholic Modernist Movement 187
The Protocols of Sion 190
The Hieron du Val d'Or 195
8 The Secret Society Today 201
Alain Poher 204
The Lost King 205
Curious Pamphlets in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris 207
The Catholic Traditionalists 210
The Convent of 1981 and Cocteau's Statutes 214
M. Plantard de Saint-Clair 220
The Politics of the Prieure de Sion 227
9 The Long-haired Monarchs 234
Legend and the Merovingians 234
The Bear from Arcadia 237
The Sicambrians Enter Gaul 239
Merovee and His Descendants 239
Blood Royal 241
Clovis and His Pact with the Church 242
Dagobert II 245
The Usurpation by the Carolingians 253
The Exclusion of Dagobert II from History 257
Prince Guillem de Gellone, Comte de Razes 259
Prince Ursus 261
The Grail Family 265
The Elusive Mystery 269
10 The Exiled Tribe 271
Part 3 The Bloodline
11 The Holy Grail 283
The Legend of the Holy Grail 285
The Story of Wolfram von Eschenbach 292
The Grail and Cabalism 303
The Play on Words 305
The Lost Kings and the Grail 306
The Need to Synthesize 309
The Hypothesis 313
12 The Priest-King Who Never Ruled 316
Palestine at the Time of Jesus 322
The History of the Gospels 327
The Marital Status of Jesus 330
The Wife of Jesus 333
The Beloved Disciple 338
The Dynasty of Jesus 344
The Crucifixion 347
Who Was Barabbas? 350
The Crucifixion in Detail 352
The Scenario 357
13 The Secret the Church Forbade 360
The Zealots 369
The Gnostic Writings 378
14 The Grail Dynasty 383
Judaism and the Merovingians 387
The Principality in Septimania 389
The Seed of David 395
15 Conclusion and Portents for the Future 398
Appendix The Alleged Grand Masters of the Prieure de Sion 415
Bibliography 439
Notes and References 449
Index 477