Funeral effigies – how the dead appeared at their own burial
At Westminster Abbey in the crypt there are incredible funeral effigies of how the dead appeared at their own burial as Tony McMahon discovers
June 2011
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Gothic letters as painted by monks
Gothic letters as painted by medieval monks during the Middle Ages
Seventeen Jewish bodies found in medieval well in England
Seventeen bodies of Jewish people killed in a medieval pogrom have been discovered in a well in England – a tragic example of racism in the past, as Tony McMahon discovers.
Knights Templar demand Vatican apology
Pope Benedict was asked to apologise for the execution of Jacques de Molay by modern day Templars
Tomar – jóia dos Templários em Portugal
Tendo sido duas vezes para Tomar, em tantos anos, posso dizer-lhe que este é o destino dos Templários para se visitar. Você deve tratar-se de uma estadia no Hotel dos Templarios e durante o dia visitar o “Charola” ou igreja templária circular construída no século XII por Templar Português Grand Master Gualdim Pais. Com paredes…
Horrible ways to die five hundred years ago
The horrible ways in which died five hundred years ago investigated by TV historian Tony McMahon
Jesus and the Holy Grail in England
In the Middle Ages, it was believed that Jesus worked as a miner in England and that his uncle Joseph of Arimathea brought the Holy Grail to Somerset
Top movies about the Middle Ages
The top ten movies about the Middle Ages – how Hollywood has depicted the medieval period.
Medieval video games – are they getting it right?
There’s some amazing medieval video games out there but do they reflect the real horror of medieval battles and sieges – Tony McMahon reports
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