• Mary Magdalene is described in the New Testament as Jesus' close companion - a woman that he loved, and his financial sponsor. And yet, in contrast, the Church teaches that she was a prostitute who became repentant. Why the discrepancy between scripture and dogma?
• Why does Mary appeal so romantically to artists, who have painted her throughout the centuries as something much more significant than the Church traditionally portrays?
• What is the secret of Mary Magdalene and how much do we really know about her relationship with Jesus? Were they married? Did they have children, and if so, who makes up the messianic lineage?

Laurence Gardner's takes us on a detective trail to piece together the true controversial significance of the Magdalene and its astonishing implications:
- the allegorical portrayals of Leonardo da Vinci, including Mary's coded appearance in The Last Supper
- the sacred marriage of Jesus and Mary
- the enigmatic Templar society called The Priory of Sion apparently formed to protect the Jesus/Mary secret marital relationship and descendants
- the truth behind the Knights Templar - who they were and what their role was
- the hidden gospel of the Magdalene, excluded from the New Testament canon
- Mary Magdalene - goddess or prostitute? Her life and exile in France
- the forbidden tomb: the secret resting place of Mary Magdalene
- the significance of the Magdalene to the history of Christianity

 

Did Jesus marry and have Children ? If so, what happened to his familly ?
This extraordinary account of the Messianic bloodline encompasses some of the most colourful and sacred territory of the past 2,000 years. Granted privileged access to royal and suppressed archives, Gardner now reveals documented proof of the hidden heritage of Jesus in the West and new findings on the discovery of the Holy Grail. Coupled with all the adventure of Arthurian romance, Bloodline of the Holy Grail has a cutting edge that exposes one of the greatest conspiracies ever told.