A Pope calls for a Crusade against Islam
Pope Urban called for a crusade to defend the Byzantine empire against the Seljuk Turks who had converted to Islam and now approached Constantinople
April 2011
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Knights Templar and the secrets of the Kabbala
The relationship between the Knights Templar, the Temple of Solomon and the Kabbala is investigated by Templar expert Tony McMahon
The senseless massacre of Jews during the Crusades
Crusades began with the senseless massacre of Jewish people in Europe identified by mobs as being infidels like the Saracens
Why England didn’t want to crush the Knights Templar
England didn’t really want to crush its Knights Templar – not least because France was demanding it and England suspected foul play
Knights Templar pub in London
The Knights Templar pub on Chancery Lane in London has been a popular tavern for years though now threatened with closure.
Medieval dancing re-enacted
Here’s a group of medieval dancers I came across on my travels last year. Strictly speaking the period dress is post-Templar, I’d say 15th century but I’m happy to be put right by historical fashion experts.
Conquest of Jerusalem – a crusader war crime?
The conquest of Jerusalem by crusader armies in 1099 was a war crime. As Templar expert Tony McMahon shows, it led to a massacre of the population
The more bizarre and strange saints
The Catholic church is full of strange saints with very odd stories as Templar expert Tony McMahon discovers with a bit of digging around
Templar massacre at Jacob’s Ford in Syria
Jacob’s Ford was the scene of a huge massacre of the Knights Templar by a furious Saladin humiliated by his earlier defeat at Montgisard
Your Day of Judgment has arrived – medieval style
In English medieval churches, it’s now almost impossible to imagine the walls as they once were – covered in lurid depictions of the Day of Judgment and hell fire for the sinful. During the Protestant Reformation, church walls were whitewashed, the faces of saints in wood carving were hacked off and stain glass windows even…
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