Saladin the merciful – think again!
The truth about Saladin the merciful and his war against the Crusaders and Knights Templar
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 forgotten story of Women Crusaders!
Women were not just bystanders in the Crusades but participated as crusaders in full armour to the amazement of the Saracens
Florence – a Templar city!
The ancient Italian city of Florence has connections to the Knights Templar as Tony McMahon discovers
Saint Francis desperately seeking martyrdom
Saint Francis of Assisi was keen to achieve martyrdom but never quite got there as Tony McMahon discovers.
Viking murder remembered by a church!
King Edmund was a Saxon monarch who was also a murder victim of the Viking invaders who took over his realm and put him to death in a horrific manner
Is it a mosque or a church?
Toledo in Spain shows how Christians and Muslims lived together and even allowed churches to become mosques and vice versa
Women in Medieval battles!
Some amazing women were involved in the Crusades. TV historian Tony McMahon investigates.
Relics and reliquaries of Catholic saints
Many of us have a ghoulish interest in the relics of saints displayed in Roman Catholic churches. Tony McMahon investigates.
Did Saladin become a Knight Templar?
There is an incredible story that stretches credulity that Saladin was knighted by the Knights Templar and became a Templar himself.
Spanish Templars become the Order of Montesa
How the Knights Templar in Spain became the Order of Montesa. Tony McMahon investigates.
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