The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Templar hero: Hugh de Payens
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar
Read MoreWhat medieval chroniclers said about the Templars
Much of what we read about the Knights Templar has come from voices since the Order was suppressed in 1307 and there’s a mixture of valid and truthful observations mixed up with complete hokum. So – what did folks at…
Read MoreSkeleton of a Cistercian abbot discovered in England
The Templars have been described as the military wing of the Cistercians – they were after all mentored and guided in the early years by that greatest of Cistercians – Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux. Now, in north west England, the…
Read MoreDMV – deserted medieval villages
England has about three thousand villages that were deserted throughout history for one reason or another – plague or famine might drive people out or the enclosing of land by the gentry and even the monks. They are often referred…
Read MoreMonsters in churches – a medieval protest
Bernard of Clairvaux did not approve of ornamentation in churches or gaudy painting but defended simplicity
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