Laurence Gardner

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Laurence Gardner (17 May 1943 – 12 August 2010) was a British author and lecturer. He wrote on various topics including historical-religious speculation such as the Jesus bloodline.

Biography

Laurence Gardner was born Barry Laurence Gardner in Hackney, London. He was married to Angela and they had one child together and two children from a previous marriage.<ref name="obituary">Template:Cite web</ref> He was a stockbroker before becoming an author. Gardner was also an artistic painter, working alone and with Canadian artist Peter Robson,<ref name="obituary" /> and was also known in the United States for his radio telephone-ins.<ref name="obituary" /> He was involved with the AngloAmerican Lorna Doone Society, Dulverton, UK, along with Dr.Whitman Pearson USA and both were instrumental in commissioning the Lorna Doone statue that stands at the Exmoor NP entrance, Dulverton. His first books, authored as Barry Gardner, were "Who Was Lorna Doone" 1989 Brendon Arts Limited and "Lorna Doone's Exmoor" 1990 B.A.L. (Ref.Lorna's Author: A Statue and a Stone 2019 David Blackmore, Blackmore Books, Chester,UK) It is notable that Gardner's later work,Bloodline, is dedicated to Pearson. Gardner's book Bloodline of the Holy Grail was published during 1996.<ref>Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of The Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed (Shaftesbury: Element, 1996. Template:ISBN)</ref> The book was serialized in The Daily Mail and was a best seller.<ref name="obituary" /> He used his books to propose several theories, including a belief that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had married and had children, whose descendants included King Arthur and the House of Stuart.<ref name="obituary" /> In Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark he claimed that the Ark of the Covenant was a machine for manufacturing "monatomic gold" – a supposed elixir which could be used to extend life.<ref>Gardner, Lawrence (2004). Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark: Amazing Revelations of the Incredible Power of Gold. Template:ISBN.</ref> His books also included theories about Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, the Holy Grail, and proposed connections between Atenism and Judaism.

Gardner referred to himself as "Chevalier Labhran de Saint Germain", and "Presidential Attaché to the European Council of Princes" (the existence of which cannot be verified<ref name=Picknett>Template:Cite book</ref>) also "Prior of the Celtic Churches Sacred Kindred of Saint Columba".<ref>Entropic Fine Art Inc – Book Template:Webarchive</ref> He also claimed to be Jacobite Historiographer Royal of the Royal House of Stewart. He was an endorser of Michel Roger Lafosse, in particular his claims to be descended from the House of Stuart, which Gardner claimed was descended from Jesus Christ.<ref name="king">The man who would be king—from The Guardian, 24 March 1999</ref><ref>Two reviews of Gardner's book Bloodline of the Holy Grail.</ref> Some historians and scholars regard him as a conspiracy theorist,<ref>Damian Thompson, Counterknowledge (2008), Clive Cheeseman, Jonathan Williams, Rebels, Pretenders & Impostors (2000), Kevin McClure, Gullible's Travels, reviewing Gardner's book The Shadow of Solomon for Fortean Times No 203 (November 2005); and Time for Suspension of Belief, reviewing Gardner's book The Magdalene Legacy for Fortean Times No 198 (July 2005), stating that Gardner does not respond to inquiries relating to the contents of his books.</ref> and treat his work as pseudohistory.<ref name="king"/> Lafosse's claims have been dismissed.<ref>http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/chiefs/lafosse.htm, Report on the Pedigree of Michel Lafosse, Styled Prince Michael of Albany.</ref>

Gardner was interviewed for the Killing Joke music documentary film later released in 2013, The Death and Resurrection Show, in which he stated that, "The Christian God is an Extraterrestrial".

Gardner died on 12 August 2010 after a prolonged illness.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His book, The Origin of God, was published in 2010 as a print on demand book from the Dash House Publishing Company,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> established by his widow. It is described as "a biographical exploration of the deiform character variously known as Yahweh, Allah, or simply The Lord. It seeks to uncover and evaluate his original identity...".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His final book Revelation of the Devil, a companion to The Origin of God, was published by Dash in 2012.

Bibliography

  • Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed (1996) (Template:ISBN)
  • Genesis of the Grail Kings: The Astonishing Story of the Ancient Bloodline of Christ and the True Heritage of the Holy Grail (1999) (Template:ISBN)
  • Illustrated Bloodline of the Holy Grail (2000) (Template:ISBN)
  • Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed, Author's Special Edition (2001) (Template:ISBN)
  • Realm of the Ring Lords: The Myth and Magic of the Grail Quest (2003) (Template:ISBN)
  • Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark: Amazing Revelations of the Incredible Power of Gold (2004) (Template:ISBN)
  • The Magdalene Legacy: The Jesus and Mary Bloodline Conspiracy (2005) (Template:ISBN)
  • The Shadow of Solomon: The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed (2005) (Template:ISBN)
  • The Grail Enigma: The Hidden Heirs of Jesus and Mary Magdalene (2008) (Template:ISBN)
  • The Origin of God (2010) (Template:ISBN)
  • Revelation of the Devil (2012) (Template:ISBN)

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