What happened to the Templar treasure?
When the Knights Templar were crushed in 1307 – what happened to their treasure? That’s the question Templar enthusiasts often ask. TV historian Tony McMahon investigates.
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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Templars and sodomy – were the knights gay?
Most mainstream historians – blushing as they write – dismiss entirely the allegations of sodomy levelled at the Knights Templar in 1307 by the King of France, Philip IV. Tony McMahon wonders if it could have been true.
Saint James – an apostle in Spain?
Saint James of Compostela, or Santiago, is the patron saint of Spain and especially the province of Galicia. Tony McMahon investigates.
Enguerrand de Marigny – Templar prosecutor
Enguerrand de Marigny may not be a name you are familiar with when it comes to the history of the trials of the Knights Templar. Tony McMahon explains.
Inquisition hunts down Christian converts
Christian converts from Judaism and Islam may have hoped to avoid the Spanish Inquisition but the 1506 Lisbon massacre proved otherwise as Tony McMahon reports
Templars in Leeds – northern knights!
The city of Leeds in northern England has a rich Templar heritage that is often not fully appreciated reports Tony McMahon
Knights Templar and Scottish Rite Freemasonry
The Scottish Rite is a part of Freemasonry that evokes the Knights Templar and is rooted in the neo-Templar revival of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Bernard of Clairvaux – no monsters in churches!
Bernard of Clairvaux did not approve of ornamentation in churches or gaudy painting but defended simplicity
Terrifying medieval siege weapons!
Do you know your medieval weapons – a trebuchet for example? Let Tony McMahon be your guide.
Richard the Lionheart and the massacre of captives
Richard the Lionheart may have been more of a mass murderer than a crusader hero. After taking Acre he massacred thousands of Muslim captives
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