Lisbon – from a Muslim to a Christian city
The conquest of Lisbon in the Crusades from its Muslim rulers was achieved by diverting a huge crusader army from all over Europe

The conquest of Lisbon in the Crusades from its Muslim rulers was achieved by diverting a huge crusader army from all over Europe
The Knights Templar were involved in a bitter seven centuries long crusade in Spain and Portugal between Christian and Muslim kingdoms
The Knights Templars and the crusaders may have suffered from what we call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD if ancient writers are to be believed
The Knights Templar were accused of heresy – one of the worst crimes in the Middle Ages which had dire consequences
Five facts about the Knights Templar that you may never have known from Templar expert Tony McMahon
The Teutonic Knights fought a crusade in the Baltic states and their imagery was used by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
The boundary between the medieval Muslim and Christian worlds was very fluid and certain individuals had no difficulty moving from one world to the other
ISIS or Daesh has perpetrated appalling crimes against both humanity and our historical legacy destroying priceless antiquities
Paris is a city with huge links to the Knights Templar – not least because the last Grand Master was burned there.
Among the Templar Grand Masters – who was the best and who was the worst. TV historian Tony McMahon investigates.
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