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How to play medieval Chess

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Tony McMahon

Medieval chess resembled our modern game in most respects but there were key differences in how pieces moved and the board appearance

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Category: Templar Mystery Tags: actor, British Museum, chess, chessmen, cinema, death, Film, king, lewis, Max, Medieval, medieval chess, movie, queen, Scotland, Scottish, sweden, Swedish, Sydow, Templar, The Seventh Seal, Trondheim, vintage, von

Ironclad – not historically accurate but a fun Templar movie

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Tony McMahon

Ironclad is not factually correct but it’s an amusing take on the Templars and the medieval period

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Category: Templar Mystery Tags: Brian Cox, cinema, crusade, Film, ironclad, James Purefoy, John, king, knights, Medieval, middle ages, movie, Templar, war