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What was in the Knight Templar rule book?

Tony McMahon7 years ago2 years ago36 mins

Templar expert Tony McMahon reveals the Rule book of the Knights Templar and how it covered everything from eating to praying

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Templar hero: André de Montbard

Tony McMahon8 years ago5 months ago18 mins

The story of Templar Grand Master André de Montbard and his relationship with Bernard of Clairvaux the spiritual mentor of the knights

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Templar hero: Hugh de Payens

Tony McMahon8 years ago2 years ago37 mins

Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar

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Were the Knights Templar heretics?

Tony McMahon9 years ago2 years ago1215 mins

The Knights Templar have been accused of being gnostic and Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates

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Five Templar Hotspots you need to visit!

Tony McMahon10 years ago11 months ago47 mins

Five key places mentioned in the Templar novel Quest for the True Cross by Tony McMahon

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Interview with the Grand Master – The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar

Tony McMahon14 years ago1 year ago58 mins

Interview with the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar and TV historian Tony McMahon

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Martim Moniz – Portuguese crusader hero

Tony McMahon14 years ago1 year ago02 mins

Martim Moniz was a Portuguese crusader who was famously crushed to death placing his body into a castle gateway to keep it open.

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Bernard of Clairvaux
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Bernard of Clairvaux defends Jewish people

Tony McMahon14 years ago1 year ago15 mins

I’m visiting Israel at the moment and just went to the holocaust museum in Tel Aviv. Obviously one reflects on the appalling Nazi holocaust – but I also thought about those many centuries of pogroms and persecutions that Jews faced across Europe. In the Templar period, Jewish people were massacred during the frenzy whipped up…

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Creation of the Knights Templar

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago112 mins

The origins of the Knights Templar are wrapped in mystery. Were they set up by the Priory of Sion or Rex Deus or just a security force protecting pilgrims?

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Enguerrand de Marigny – Templar prosecutor

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago15 mins

Enguerrand de Marigny may not be a name you are familiar with when it comes to the history of the trials of the Knights Templar. Tony McMahon explains.

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