» The Mystery of Rennes-le-Château, Part 3: A Secret History The Digital Antiquarian (opens in new tab)

Henry Lincoln promised at the end of “The Priest, the Painter, and the Devil” that he would continue to investigate the case of François-Bérenger Saunière and Rennes-le-Château. He proved as good as his word. Over the next several years, he sidled steadily further away from his screenwriting career to dig his way deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole. By now, he had inherited from Gérard de Sède the mantle of chief spokesman for this fast-evolving modern mythology, just as Sède had once take...