Inquisition hunts down Christian converts
Christian converts from Judaism and Islam may have hoped to avoid the Spanish Inquisition but the 1506 Lisbon massacre proved otherwise as Tony McMahon reports
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Templars in Leeds – northern knights!
The city of Leeds in northern England has a rich Templar heritage that is often not fully appreciated reports Tony McMahon
Knights Templar and Scottish Rite Freemasonry
The Scottish Rite is a part of Freemasonry that evokes the Knights Templar and is rooted in the neo-Templar revival of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Bernard of Clairvaux – no monsters in churches!
Bernard of Clairvaux did not approve of ornamentation in churches or gaudy painting but defended simplicity
Terrifying medieval siege weapons!
Do you know your medieval weapons – a trebuchet for example? Let Tony McMahon be your guide.
Richard the Lionheart and the massacre of captives
Richard the Lionheart may have been more of a mass murderer than a crusader hero. After taking Acre he massacred thousands of Muslim captives
Christian saints based on pagans
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at how the lives of Christian saints were often based on pagan heroes and deities worshipped for centuries before
Stalin – friend or foe of the Knights Templar?
The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has been depicted as both a friend and an enemy of the Knights Templar so what is the truth? Tony McMahon investigates.
Did the Knights Templar invent bank cheques?
Contrary to what many think the Knights Templar did not invent the bank cheque – but they certainly popularised its use as Tony McMahon reports
Why did King Philip of France crush the Templars?
King Philip of France crushed the Knights Templar for the money – but there were other motives too as Tony McMahon investigates
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