Exploring Tomar: A Guide to Templar Castle History
TV historian Tony McMahon visits the Templar castle at Tomar in central Portugal in 2022
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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Suffragettes bomb Rosslyn chapel
In 1914, Suffragettes campaigning on votes for women bombed Rosslyn Chapel in an act of historical vandalism as Tony McMahon discovers
Unveiling DeMolay International: Ties to the Knights Templar
DeMolay International is an organisation striving to emulate the values of the last Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay
Uncovering the real Assassin’s Creed – a medieval mystery
The Assassins were a medieval death cult that today would be regarded as terrorists as TV historian Tony McMahon discovers
Exploring Ukraine’s Knights Templar Heritage
Incredibly the Knights Templar were in Ukraine and you can see remains of a castle they built at Serednie as Tony McMahon discovers
Crusaders and their little horses
Crusaders rode horses that resemble today’s ponies in size and were not mighty steeds as Tony McMahon discovers
Cyprus and the Knights Templar
Cyprus was dominated by the Knights Templar who bought the island from Richard the Lionheart as Tony McMahon discovers
Knights Templar and the Rise of Anti-Drinking Societies
Many organisations campaigning against liquor have claimed to be emulating the Templars but were the knights teetotal?
Unexpected Brotherhood: Templar Commander and Muslim Ruler
During the Crusades a Knight Templar and a Muslim sultan became blood brothers as Tony McMahon discovers a strong, unlikely friendship
King Louis IX: The Monk King of France
King Louis IX spent more time on crusades than governing the kingdom of France but he was made a saint as Tony McMahon discovers
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