The Nativity Scene – when was it invented?
The invention of the Nativity scene and crib of Jesus was intended to strengthen the Christian meaning of Christmas
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The Pagan Roots of Medieval Christmas Explained
How the Christian church transformed the pagan Winter Solstice into the medieval Christmas – through compromise and absorbing the unthinkable.
The Twelve Days of Christmas explained!
The Twelve Days of Christmas explained in depth from Christmas Day to Twelfth Night and what each day signified in the medieval period
Why the Knights Templar feature in horror movies!
Horror movies with the Knights Templar include the terrifying Blind Dead series from the 1970s that cast the knights as dread demons!
The Strange Theft at Caynton Caves
The alleged Templar cave at Caynton has seen the robbery of its ancient stone font as TV historian Tony McMahon reports
The truth about the Spear of Destiny!
Investigative TV historian Tony McMahon examines the story of the Spear of Destiny and why it has held a long and terrible fascination
Exploring Tomar: A Guide to Templar Castle History
TV historian Tony McMahon visits the Templar castle at Tomar in central Portugal in 2022
Picasso and the Knights Templar
TV historian Tony McMahon asked the artificial intelligence app Craiyon to generate images of the Knights Templar in the style of Picasso
How the Knights Templar influenced the movie Star Wars
George Lucas was hugely influenced by the Knights Templar when conceptualising the Jedi order – Tony McMahon discovers
Suffragettes bomb Rosslyn chapel
In 1914, Suffragettes campaigning on votes for women bombed Rosslyn Chapel in an act of historical vandalism as Tony McMahon discovers
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