In tragic times, History raises great people to the crest; but the tragedies themselves are the work of mediocrity. At the beginning of the 14th century, Philip IV, a king famous for his rare beauty, was the unlimited ruler of France. He was nicknamed the Iron King. He pacified the warlike ardor of the powerful barons, conquered the rebel Flemings, defeated England in Aquitaine, carried out a successful fight against the papacy, which ended with the so-called Avignon Captivity of the Popes. Only one force dared to resist Philip - the Order of the Templars. The too independent position of the Templars worried the king, and their incalculable wealth aroused his greed. He started a lawsuit against them. And there was no such baseness that the judges would not have resorted to at this trial. But can it be considered that only the consequences of this unjust trial plunged France into the abyss of disasters?