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Were the Templars the first bankers in world history?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Tony McMahon

It’s often claimed that the Knights Templar were the first bankers or financiers so Tony McMahon investigates whether this is actually true

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Category: Templar History Tags: banking, banks, bullion, buried, cheque, china, Chinese, christian, crown, crusades, deposit, fair, fairs, finance, france, Genoa, gold, henry III, hidden, Islam, islamic, jewels, king, Knightfall, knights, medieval, money, Oleron, paris, Philip, sector, Swiss, switzerland, templars, treasure, Troyes, Venice

Evidence of the Knights Templar and their treasure?

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Tony McMahon

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Has evidence of Templar treasure now been found off the coast of Israel? Could it be proof that the Knights Templar did indeed flee the Holy Land with tremendous bullion? Templar treasure? A team from Haifa University found the wreck…

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Category: Templar News Tags: Acre, bay, booty, bronze, bullion, chest, crusade, crusaders, discovery, escape, fled, flee, gold, Haifa, hoard, horde, israel, plunder, ship, ships, silver, Templar, Templar knights, Teutonic, treasure, university, wealth