King John and the Templar master
The role that the Templar knights played supporting King John during the signing of the Magna Carta
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Muslim Ribat warriors inspired the Templars?
Did the devout Muslim warriors who lived in Ribat fortresses inspire the model for the Knights Templar? Tony McMahon investigates.
What is the Pentagram symbol doing in Templar churches?
In some Templar churches – most notably in Portugal – you can see the pentagram symbol but what does it mean? Tony McMahon investigates.
Excommunication was no barrier to being a Templar
Looking at how excommunicated people were able to still join the Knights Templar – Tony McMahon investigates
Did some crusaders stop eating pork – and why?
Investigating why some crusaders in Jerusalem stopped eating pork – it seems they went native as Tony McMahon discovers
Were women allowed to join the Templars?
If women were allowed to join the Knights Templar – it remains a mystery what role they played in the order
Did Templars build cathedrals?
Were the Templars masons? In other words, did they actually engage in the activity of cathedral and church building? Aside from their own distinctively round churches, were the knights instrumental in building great structures like Notre Dame in Paris? The Order of the Temple existed at the same time as a massive boom in cathedral…
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