
The mysterious Templar attack on the Assassins
What looks like an unprovoked attack by the Knights Templar on a group of Assassins who had been talking peace terms with the crusader King of Jerusalem
What looks like an unprovoked attack by the Knights Templar on a group of Assassins who had been talking peace terms with the crusader King of Jerusalem
Saint Nicholas was the basis for Santa Claus but his life story gives few clues as to how he would evolve
The medieval era has provided constant compelling content for the book, movie, TV and video game industry as Tony McMahon discovers
Saint Francis unveiled the first Nativity scene in the Middle Ages strengthening the birth story of Jesus
Tony McMahon investigates the inconsistencies in the Nativity Story that forms the basis of our traditional Christmas narrative
The medieval mind had some crazy views of the medieval woman viewing her bodily functions as evil and dangerous as Tony McMahon discovers
A Turcopole was a lightly armed auxiliary recruited in the east by the Knights Templar to supplement their fighting ability in the Crusades
Medieval fake news may have started two hundred years of Crusades with a forged letter from the Byzantine emperor to the Christian west begging for help
Egypt was as much a target for Crusader and Knight Templar activity as other parts of the Middle East as Tony McMahon discovers
Saint Lucy had her eyes gouged out and today they can be found at a church in Naples as Tony McMahon discovers
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