A Roman high street in ancient Gadara
Gadara is a biblical city that was part of the Decapolis and where Jesus cured two people. It has black basalt Roman remains that are distinctive.
Templar History
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.
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The biblical city of Gadara in Jordan
The Templar Knight blog has just visited the biblical city of Gadara – part of the Decapolis – and now known as Um Qais to see its Roman ruins
Templars put on trial in the Tower of London
Many Knights Templar ended up being interrogated within the high walls of the Tower of London and made to confess all manner of crimes
Top ten medieval battles in the movies!
What are the top ten medieval battles in movies? TV historian Tony McMahon gives us his top picks from a wide range of brilliant films.
Al-Kerak – crusader jewel in Jordan
The castle of Al-Karak in modern day Jordan is a Templar jewel visited by TV historian Tony McMahon who is your guide.
Cannibalism during the Crusades
Shocking reports of cannibalism during the Crusades involving a group of Christian fanatics called the Tafurs as Tony McMahon discovers
Good Friday at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Good Friday 2012 found Tony McMahon in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem watching as Easter pilgrims came into worship where Jesus was crucified
Crucifixion of Jesus acted out in public
Good Friday is always acted out in a procession during the feast of Our Lady of Agony in Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal
Knights Templar massacre in Cyprus
The Knights Templar had an unhappy time trying to rule Cyprus faced with a revolt they had to crush with a massacre of the local population
Jacques de Molay executed on March 18
The year was 1314 and before the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burnt at the stake in front of a huge crowd. After two hundred years of crusading, it was all over for the Order of the Temple. It was all over…
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