Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln ... Now

A New Zealand-born researcher with a degree in psychology. He was a commercial photographer and Freemason who later edited Freemasonry Today .

A British writer and filmmaker who first stumbled upon the mystery of Rennes-le-Château while producing documentaries for the BBC. The Core Thesis: The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln ...

Michael Baigent , Richard Leigh , and Henry Lincoln are a trio of authors most famous for their 1982 international bestseller, . Their collaboration popularized a controversial "alternative history" suggesting that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene and that their descendants founded the Merovingian dynasty of France. The Authors A New Zealand-born researcher with a degree in psychology

A New Jersey-born novelist and university lecturer. He provided the "storytelling flair" for their joint works. The Core Thesis: The Holy Blood and the

The book posited that the "Holy Grail" (Sangreal) was not a physical cup, but a "Royal Bloodline" ( Sang Réal ). Their theory included:

The trio came from diverse backgrounds, which they combined to create a narrative-heavy style of historical research: