| 14th September, 1307 | Philip IV issues secret orders to his Seneschal and Baillis calling for the arrest of all Templars across France. |
| Friday 13th October, 1307 | Templars all across France are arrested in the early hours in one decisive swoop. |
| 14th October, 1307 | Guillame de Nogaret issues a full list of accusations against the Order. |
| 19th October, 1307 | Trial begins in Paris |
| 24th October, 1307 | Jacques DeMolay confesses to the accusations under torture from William Imbert, Chief Inquisitor of France. |
| 25th October, 1307 | Jacques DeMolay is brought before the University of Paris where he repeats his confession. |
| 27th October, 1307 | Pope Clement V writes to Philip IV informing him he is concerned that he was not informed of the arrests. |
| 1st November, 1307 | Hughues de Pairaud, Visitor of the Order confesses to the Inquisition. |
| 22nd November, 1307 | Clement issues the Papal Bull Pastoralis Praeeminentae. |
| 24th December, 1307 | Jacques DeMolay revokes his confession before the Pope's Emissaries. |
| February, 1308 | Pope Clement suspends the powers of the Inquisition. |
| 24th-29th March, 1308 | Philip IV summons representatives of the three Orders of the Realm, the Estates General. |
| 5th-15th May, 1308 | Estates General meet at tours. |
| 27th June, 1308 | 72 Templars present their case to Clement V. |
| 5th July, 1308 | Clement issues the Papal Bull, Subit Assidue. |
| 12th August, 1308 | Clement issues the Papal Bulls, Faciens Misericordiam and Regnans in Coelis. |
| March, 1309 | Episcopal inquiry into the Order begins. |
| 22nd November, 1309 | Papal Commission begins inquiries into the accusations against the Order. |
| 26th November, 1309 | Jacques DeMolay appears before the Papal Commission for the first time. |
| 14th March, 1310 | A full list of accusations is read to the Templars who appear to mount a
defense. The accusations comprise of 127 articles. |
| 28th March, 1310 | Templars meet in Paris to defend the Order against the accusations. |
| 4th April, 1310 | Clement issues the Papal Bull Alma Mater. |
| 7th April, 1310 | Two Templars, Pierre de Bologna and Renaud de Provins, mount the first real defense. |
| 10th May, 1310 | 54 Templars burnt at the stake as heretics destroying any chance of a defense. |
| 16th October, 1311 | Council of Vienne convened after being delayed for 12 months by Clement V. |
| 22nd March, 1312 | Clement issues the Papal Bull, Vox Excelso - officially suppressing the Order. |
| 2nd May, 1312 | Clement issues the Papal Bull Ad Providam. |
| 6th May, 1312 | Clement issues the Papal Bull Considerantes Dudum. |
| 21st March, 1313 | The Knights Hospitaller donate 200,000 livre to Philip IV for his role in destroying the Knights Templar. |
| 18th March, 1314 | Jacques DeMolay, Geoffrey de Charney, Hugh de Peyraud and Guy de Auvergne
are brought before the Papal Commission in Paris to receive life sentences.
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| 19th March, 1314 | Jacques DeMolay and Geoffrey de Charney are burnt at the stake on a small island in the River Seine called Ile des Javiaux. |
| 20th April, 1314 | Clement V dies. |
| 29th November, 1314 | Philip IV dies in a hunting accident. |
