Ivanhoe – the Templar as an evil villain
Why did the 19th century novelist depict the Knights Templar as villains in Ivanhoe? Tony McMahon investigates.
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Did Saladin become a Knight Templar?
There is an incredible story that stretches credulity that Saladin was knighted by the Knights Templar and became a Templar himself.
Spanish Templars become the Order of Montesa
How the Knights Templar in Spain became the Order of Montesa. Tony McMahon investigates.
Pagans versus Templars in medieval Europe!
Paganism lingered in Europe way into the Middle Ages though eventually the Catholic church suppressed it with violence as Tony McMahon finds out
The Knights Templar in France
No country in Europe is richer in Knight Templar sites than France. Tony McMahon investigates.
What torture was used on the Knights Templar?
Medieval torture and violence was shocking for its frequency with the state executing and torturing in the name of the law and crime rampant
Mystery of deserted medieval villages
Across England, there are over two thousand deserted medieval villages – known as DMVs. Tony McMahon investigates.
Difference between the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller
A description of the Knights Hospitaller – rivals to the Knights Templar – with TV historian Tony McMahon discovering why they survived when the Templars did not.
Jews and the Knights Templar – a complex relationship
The relationship between the Jews and the Knights Templar was complex with the knights protecting Jewish people as Tony McMahon discovers
Saints removed by the Catholic Church
In the 1960s, many saints were removed by the Catholic church because there was not enough evidence to prove they ever existed.
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