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Turin Shroud – face of a Knight Templar?

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago27 mins

The theory that the Turin Shroud does not show the face of Jesus but that of Jacques de Molay – the last Templar grand master. Tony McMahon investigates.

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Templar trials sparked the witch hunt craze

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago67 mins

The arrest and imprisonment of the Knights Templar between 1307 and 1314 shocked Christian Europe – with allegations of heresy and sodomy. But it foreshadowed the witch hunt mania that would grip Europe for centuries.

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  • Templar History

How the Templars got so rich

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago76 mins

In my latest book on the Templars – The Knights Templar: History & Mystery – I explain how this order of holy warriors got so rich, so quick. What was the key to their financial acumen then?

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  • Templar Mystery

Madeira and the nail from the Crucifixion

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago13 mins

A nail from the crucifixion of Jesus reputedly ended up in the hands of the Knights Templar who then took it to the Portuguese island of Madeira

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  • Templar History

The power of saints relics in the Middle Ages

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago36 mins

What was the power behind saints’ relics in the Middle Ages? TV historian Tony McMahon explains the magic of holy body parts!

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Templar bankers – thwarting Robin Hood

Tony McMahon16 years ago1 year ago13 mins

How did the Knights Templar make it harder for men like Robin Hood to rob the rich by operating a sophisticated financial system?

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  • Templar Mystery

Links between Freemasons and Knights Templar?

Tony McMahon16 years ago1 year ago45 mins

The links between the Knights Templar and the Freemasons exposed by TV historian Tony McMahon

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Shriners – the fez wearing Freemasons

Tony McMahon16 years ago1 year ago34 mins

The Shriners are a sub-set of the Freemasons who are often said to have been influenced by the Knights Templar – so who are they? Tony McMahon investigates

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Last French king imprisoned in Templar fortress

Tony McMahon16 years ago1 year ago07 mins

The Paris Temple ended up being the final prison for King Louis XVI before he was executed – an act often construed as the last vengeance of the Knights Templar

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Antichrist and the Knights Templar

Tony McMahon16 years ago1 year ago16 mins

The Templar belief in anti-Christ was very strong – and may even have inspired the crusades with the belief that Jerusalem had to be retaken before the end of times

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