Pope Gregory VII and his failed Crusade
Pope Gregory VII very nearly launched the first crusade in 1074 but as Tony McMahon discovers, the idea was postponed. It would only be revived by Pope Urban II in 1095.
June 2012
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East Bergholt church – bells but no tower!
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Did the Templars take the Holy Grail to America?
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Siege of Acre – disaster for the Knights Templar
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Quest for the True Cross – Templar action!
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Secret letters between the Popes and Mongols
One of the weirdest diplomatic exchanges in history was between the medieval Popes and the invading Mongols from the east. Rome hoped it could convince these fearsome tribes not to attack Christians – and maybe even convert to Roman Catholicism. The Mongols responded with demands that the pope submit to their power. Incredibly, some of the letters from the Mongol khans have been kept in the Vatican Secret Archives for eight hundred years.
How to survive a medieval pandemic!
Tony McMahon looks at how to survive a medieval pandemic by examining the comments and actions of people who went through the Black Death
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