Who was André de Montbard – fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar?
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Category: Templar History
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Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar
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Category: Templar History
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Christmas. What’s not to like? The decorations, pudding, cake, fir tree decked with lights, Santa Claus and his little elves. Now imagine a Christmas without any of these things. Then you’re getting closer to Yuletide at the time of the…
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Category: Templar History
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The horror of leprosy in the Middle Ages
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Category: Templar History
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Since their downfall, opinions on the guilt of the Knights Templar have been bitterly divided. Right down to our own time, experts have quarrelled over whether the charges against the Order were true or trumped up lies. So let’s look…
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Category: Templar History
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How White Supremacists and Islamist extremists exploit the Middle Ages for their own political gain
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Category: Templar History
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A discovery in Lisbon… This year, I was walking up a steep hill in Lisbon to visit the medieval cathedral. The cathedral is a very austere, fortress-like construction and that’s no accident. It was built in the years after a…
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Category: Templar History
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In 1307, the Knights Templar were rounded up, imprisoned and tortured under secret orders issued by the King of France. The trials of top Templars would last for years and lead to many being burnt at the stake including the…
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The Knights Templar have been accused of being gnostic and Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates
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Category: Templar History
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How the Knights Templar survived in Portugal by changing their name
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