The ideal Templar Christmas present!
The ideal Christmas present for 2025 is the first two books in my Templar trilogy published by Pen & Sword

Templar History is all about the facts and key dates. This is the serious history stuff as opposed to the conspiracy theories, which I also cover.
The ideal Christmas present for 2025 is the first two books in my Templar trilogy published by Pen & Sword
Talking Templars is a new podcast series on the Knights Templar presented by Dr Steve Tibble and Tony McMahon on Spotify and YouTube
Why were the Knights Templar destroyed in the year 1307 – on that fateful date of Friday the 13th? Was it just because the King of France wanted to get his hands on their wealth or was there more to it?
Bartolo Longo went from being a Satanist to a Catholic saint and is also a knight of the Holy Sepulchre as Tony McMahon discovers
The death of a pope results in a conclave to elect another. It’s a secret process that none of us are permitted to witness. In the medieval period, it could be a dangerous affair surrounded by murder, intimidation, corruption, nepotism, and bribery. Let’s investigate the sordid conclaves in Vatican history.
How the trials of the Knights Templar foreshadowed the later witchcraft mania of the 1400s 10 1600s. TV historian Tony McMahon investigates.
Who were the inquisitors leading the Inquisition that struck terror into heretics? TV historian Tony McMahon reveals the personalities.
The last English Templar Grand Master was arrested in the Lincolnshire countryside at a place called Temple Bruer you can visit today
In December 2024, the regime of Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in Syria and the dictator fled into exile. But there are now concerns for the future of Christians – and other religious minorities – who have a long and turbulent history in Syria stretching back to the Crusades and the Roman Empire. What will happen…
How did the Knights Templar get so rich? Tony McMahon investigates in a new book from the publisher Pen & Sword out in November 2024
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