Medieval Leicester – my discovery in the rain!
A church in the English city of Leicester combines Roman, medieval and Victorian elements in a very eclectic architectural mix
Templar News
Templar News informs followers of The Templar Knight blog of latest news and developments in Templar related history and discoveries of interest
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Medieval Easter – ten pointless facts
One pointless fact after another about Easter in a top ten of Tony McMahon’s Easter Pointless Facts on the Knight Templar blog
Secret crypts of medieval Coventry Cathedral
The city of Coventry was bombed by the Luftwaffe in 1940 destroying its medieval cathedral but archaeologists are now exploring its secret crypts
Black Death skeletons found in London
Thirteen skeletons have been unearthed in the Farringdon area of London – believed to be victims of the fourteenth century Black Death.
Famine in Medieval Europe
History Today magazine lists its top movies rooted in periods of history
Pope Benedict XVI resigns – is this unprecedented?
Pope Benedict XVI resigned but other popes have stepped down before including a child pope aged just eleven as Tony McMahon reports
World Without End – first thoughts on the first part
World Without End has a compelling first episode in the TV series that draws you into the dirty poltiics of the 14th century
World Without End – great medieval TV series!
World Without End was the Ken Follett sequel to his medieval romp Pillars of the Earth that was turned from a book into a TV series
What links King Arthur to the Knights Templar?
Horrible Histories is an excellent BBC children’s series that brings history to life and I recommend watching on YouTube or the BBC iPlayer if you are outside the UK
Syria – historic sites being blasted in civil war
The historic sites of Syria are under threat from terrorism and war as Tony McMahon investigates
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