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The man behind the theory of the Da Vinci Code
The whole fascination with the alleged bloodline of Jesus and the Templar association with the Holy Grail goes back hundreds of years. But in relatively recent times, the 1970s to be exact, there was a huge surge of interest in…
Read MoreTen best medieval TV series
Ten best TV series about the Knights Templar or the Middle Ages
Read MoreLondon – the filthy medieval city revealed
If you live outside the United Kingdom – you may have missed this BBC series on Filthy Cities. Literally – how filth molded many of our modern cities. This episode was about London and how after a big rise in…
Read MoreThe cult of Santa Muerte claims some victims
A growing number of people in Mexico are turning to the worship of Saint Death – a figure who appears to be a combination of Catholic imagery with pre-Columbian beliefs. This blending of religious beliefs is called ‘syncretism’ and is…
Read MoreEleanor of Aquitaine versus Pope Celestine
A new BBC programme airing now in the UK looks at the so-called She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens – these were the women who married kings of England but often wielded equal if not more power than their husbands. If you…
Read MoreSaladin the merciful – think again!
The truth about Saladin the merciful and his war against the Crusaders and Knights Templar
Read MoreThe Devil’s Crown – the series the BBC won’t repeat
In 1978 – fresh from the success of its Roman romp “I Claudius“, the BBC aired a medieval historical drama from April to August of that year called “The Devil’s Crown“. Following the stories and intrigues of the early Angevin,…
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