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
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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Christian saints based on pagans
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at how the lives of Christian saints were often based on pagan heroes and deities worshipped for centuries before
Stalin – friend or foe of the Knights Templar?
The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has been depicted as both a friend and an enemy of the Knights Templar so what is the truth? Tony McMahon investigates.
Did the Knights Templar invent bank cheques?
Contrary to what many think the Knights Templar did not invent the bank cheque – but they certainly popularised its use as Tony McMahon reports
Why did King Philip of France crush the Templars?
King Philip of France crushed the Knights Templar for the money – but there were other motives too as Tony McMahon investigates
Templar involvement in the slave trade?
The disturbing truth that the Knights Templar appear to have traded in slaves investigated by Tony McMahon
Templar Curse of Segovia
The Templar church at Segovia in Spain is dedicated to the True Cross and there is a story of a curious curse put by the knights on the local crows
How the Popes supported the Knights Templar
How the papacy gave the Knights Templar official recognition making the knights answerable only to Rome – Tony McMahon explains all.
How the Templars got so rich
In my latest book on the Templars – The Knights Templar: History & Mystery – I explain how this order of holy warriors got so rich, so quick. What was the key to their financial acumen then?
The power of saints relics in the Middle Ages
What was the power behind saints’ relics in the Middle Ages? TV historian Tony McMahon explains the magic of holy body parts!
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