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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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Posted on by Tony McMahon
The Knights Templar were famous for fighting the Muslim Saracens but they also had to confront an enormous army of Mongols in the 13th century
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