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The Twelve Days of Christmas explained!

Tony McMahon4 years ago6 months ago417 mins

The Twelve Days of Christmas explained in depth from Christmas Day to Twelfth Night and what each day signified in the medieval period

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Leper healer – the sister of Thomas Becket

Tony McMahon6 years ago3 years ago26 mins

Mary Becket was the sister of Saint Thomas Becket and an unsung hero who created a leper colony in London as Tony McMahon discovers

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Murder of Thomas Becket at Christmas!

Tony McMahon6 years ago3 years ago25 mins

The murder of Thomas Becket was celebrated on the fifth day of Christmas to remember his killing in the year 1170 as Tony McMahon discovers

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Medieval Christmas – eight centuries ago!

Tony McMahon7 years ago6 months ago06 mins

What was a medieval Christmas really like? Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates Christmas in the Middle Ages

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How a Knight Templar celebrated Christmas!

Tony McMahon8 years ago2 years ago35 mins

Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at how Christmas would have been celebrated by the Knights Templar – welcome to a medieval Christmas of feasting!

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Terrorists endanger Templar sites

Tony McMahon9 years ago11 months ago24 mins

Terrorist groups like Daesh and Al Qaeda have done tremendous damage to the Christian and Muslim heritage of the Middle East as Tony McMahon discovers

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Medieval delight in Sao Bento train station

Tony McMahon13 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Sao Bento train station in Portugal is adorned with tiles painted with medieval battle scenes and as Tony McMahon discovered it’s breathtaking to see

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Who invented the crib of Jesus and nativity?

Tony McMahon13 years ago1 year ago03 mins

Saint Francis unveiled the first Nativity scene in the Middle Ages strengthening the birth story of Jesus

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Tony McMahon14 years ago1 year ago014 mins

Gawain and the Green Knight is a glorious and confusing mess of a medieval story that has enthralled generations but was nearly destroyed

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