Saint Nicholas – the real Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas was the basis for Santa Claus but his life story gives few clues as to how he would evolve
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The Knights Hospitaller as Funeral Directors
The medieval era has provided constant compelling content for the book, movie, TV and video game industry as Tony McMahon discovers
Who invented the crib of Jesus and nativity?
Saint Francis unveiled the first Nativity scene in the Middle Ages strengthening the birth story of Jesus
Does the Nativity story make any sense?
Tony McMahon investigates the inconsistencies in the Nativity Story that forms the basis of our traditional Christmas narrative
Tough time being a medieval woman
The medieval mind had some crazy views of the medieval woman viewing her bodily functions as evil and dangerous as Tony McMahon discovers
The Turcopole – a Templar’s best friend?
A Turcopole was a lightly armed auxiliary recruited in the east by the Knights Templar to supplement their fighting ability in the Crusades
Were the Crusades based on Fake News?
Medieval fake news may have started two hundred years of Crusades with a forged letter from the Byzantine emperor to the Christian west begging for help
Egypt as a theatre of war during the Crusades
Egypt was as much a target for Crusader and Knight Templar activity as other parts of the Middle East as Tony McMahon discovers
Saint Lucy with her eyes on a plate
Saint Lucy had her eyes gouged out and today they can be found at a church in Naples as Tony McMahon discovers
Saint George and his chains – in Cairo
In a church in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, are the chains reputedly used to bind Saint George and now revered relics of the Coptic church
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