In the wooded landscape of Sintra in Portugal is an alleged Templar well used for initiation ceremonies as Tony McMahon discovers
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Category: Templar History
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The BBC is broadcasting a new TV series based on The Name of the Rose – a fantastic novel by the late Italian author Umberto Eco. It tells the story of a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, who visits an…
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Category: Templar History
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The Knights Templar were often said to be on a hunt for the passion relics of Jesus including the Holy Grail
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Category: Templar History
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This blog started way back in 2010 – and I’ve gone back and compiled the top ten most popular Templar blog posts over the last eight years. There are some that are no longer top scoring on the views front…
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Category: Templar History
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Tony McMahon looks at what fascinates people about the Knights Templar including the bloodline of Jesus and their reputed treasure
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Category: Templar News
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Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates claims that the Knights Templar were founded by a mysterious organisation called the Priory of Sion
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Category: Templar Mystery
Tags: Émile Fouchet, Bérenger, Bibliothèque, bloodline, Catholic, church, code, Corbu, da vinci, Dan Brown, Foucault's Pendulum, freemason, Graeme Davis, Inquisition, knight, Knightfall, knights, Mary Magdalene, merovingian, murder, nationale, Pierre Plantard, Plantard, priory of sion, Rennes-le-Château, Robert Charroux, Saunière, Templar, The Da Vinci Code, today, umberto eco
Some mysterious crop circles turned up in Temple Balsall where the Templars once had a preceptory
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How English churches have radically transformed since the Knights Templar with the removal of rood screens and whitewashing of walls
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Category: Templar History
Tags: box, box pews, Catholic, christ, Christian Church, church, Holy Trinity Church, king, Knightfall, Mary, Medieval, Minster, normans, pews, Ricardian, richard, Richard III, rome, Trinity, Virgin Mary, York, Yorkist
Every year in towns across Europe – scenes from the bible are re-enacted with colourful processions. In the Portuguese town of Viana do Castelo – August is when the passion of Christ is acted out. But the centre of attention…
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