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Al-Karak – crusader jewel in Jordan
The castle of Al-Karak in Jordan – الكرك – الأردن – was visited by my good self in 2013. It is one of the great crusader forts still standing in the region. Unfortunately, three years after my visit, ISIS terrorists…
Read MoreThe Battle for Acre – disaster for the Knights Templar
In 2012, I visited the ancient town of Acre in modern Israel (now called Akko). It’s still dominated by the castle built by the Knights Templar and underneath this might medieval construction is a secret tunnel – its purpose still…
Read MorePriests who kill – ordained warriors in the Middle Ages!
You would think that priests were not allowed to kill. They are, after all, men of God who worship the prince of peace, Jesus Christ. But in the Middle Ages, it was strangely acceptable for a bishop or abbot to…
Read MorePaganism in Europe at the time of the Templars
Paganism lingered in Europe way into the Middle Ages though eventually the Catholic church suppressed it with violence
Read MoreDiscipline in a Knight Templar squadron
How discipline was enforced in a Templar squadron with strict adherence to the Rule book
Read MoreHorrible things that happened in medieval sieges!
Some of the brutality and horror that used to occur during medieval sieges to intimidate the enemy
Read MoreBattle of Hattin – a contemporary account
A contemporary account of the Battle of Hattin makes sober reading explaining how the crusaders were defeated
Read MoreBattle of Hattin – a disaster for the Templars leading to the loss of Jerusalem
The Battle of Hattin was a disaster for the Knights Templar and would lead to the loss of Jerusalem
Read MoreWhen Braveheart killed two Templar masters
Mel Gibson missed the chance to depict a truly epic scene in his movie Braveheart – the killing of two leading Knights Templar by his hero’s forces. And it’s something based in fact! Because both the grand master of England and the…
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