Matilda of Boulogne: The order of the Templars

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Matilda of Boulogne, Queen Consort of King Stephen of England, supported the order of the Templars, who protected and financed the crusades.   
Queen Matilda founded Cressing Temple in Essex in 1137 and Temple Cowley in Oxfordshire in 1139.