Medieval Pope terrified of witchcraft
The trials of the Knights Templar saw prosecutors using accusations of demonic magic and necromancy….
The trials of the Knights Templar saw prosecutors using accusations of demonic magic and necromancy. It was an early sign that witchcraft and sorcery were moving into the medieval mainstream. Previously, wizards and witches, while being condemned, were viewed as a fringe threat to Christian belief – a hangover from paganism. But in the late…
For two years, I’ve been investigating the Jack the Ripper case – pouring over the original police and court records, as well as contemporary newspaper reports and other evidence. What I’ve uncovered will amaze you. On May 28, 2024 – I will reveal all in a new book: Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln (Troubador…
Many stories from history involve those who have brought upon themselves ill fortune by their endeavours. Cursed Histories investigates these frightening tales from the past. And I’m one of the experts so make sure to watch the Super Channel in Canada over the next few weeks to catch this amazing series. We’ll be covering the…
Easter 2024 is here and one wonders what a medieval Easter with the Knights Templar might have involved. For a start, you would have just completed the misery of forty days of fasting for Lent – marking the time period Jesus spent in the desert being tempted by Satan. Meat, dairy, and eggs would have…
It’s hard to believe today but if you went back to the 13th century – you would have found something very different at Hampton Court Palace. No magnificent complex of Tudor and Stuart buildings but a medieval manor run by the Knights Hospitaller – under the direction of the Priory at Clerkenwell, which was the…
Gaza is in the news right now as Israel and Hamas clash in this relatively small piece of territory that is nevertheless densely populated. A little known fact about Gaza is that it was a stronghold of the Knights Templar during the Crusades. The city fell to the crusaders in 1100, just a year after…
The 1970s was a golden age for weird conspiracy theories, often involving beings from outer space. Between 1972 and 1974, the French sci-fi author Claude Avice published two novels about the Knights Templar where they helped out an extraterrestrial called Baphomet and then flew with their new alien friend to other galaxies to conquer alien…
The Knights Templar are widely regarded as a very driven group of warrior monks who exercised tight discipline and struck fear into the enemy. But what were their battle fighting tactics? And were they effective? One thing we do know is that they were a unique military proposition combining monk and soldier. They emerged just…
If the Knights Templar and Freemasons are connected in some way then how to explain it? We need to get to the bottom of this mystery and discover the truth. Is there any link between the Templars and Masons or is it entirely a myth? Regardless of your own view, the story is fascinating. Let…
The Knights Templar were the poster boys of the Crusades but were also accused of collaborating with their Arab opponents reports Tony McMahon
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