Knightfall will be with you soon! Winter is coming – but courtesy of the History Channel, it will be a Templar winter. Forget the dragons and white walkers, give me the Knights Templar any day of the week. Here is…
Read MoreI have just returned from a very Templar themed holiday in Portugal! SPOILER FREE! I’m not going to give away one tiny morsel of the thrilling documentary on the Templars that the History Channel is planning to accompany its Templar…
Read MoreI’ve been filming with the History Channel in Tomar, a town in central Portugal that was once a stronghold of the Knights Templar. I’ve written about this magical place before but having gone back again this year, I just need…
Read MoreOne of the greatest mysteries relating to the Knights Templar is whether the order discovered some form of treasure in Jerusalem that would offer an explanation for their fabulous wealth. And was that treasure hidden, as has been alleged, at…
Read MoreFirst of all, we need to be sure what we mean by the Temple of Solomon. Let’s have a quick re-cap on what happened to the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem: King Solomon builds the first Temple The Babylonians invade and…
Read MoreHard to believe that modern Spain and Portugal were once part of a global caliphate (from 711 CE) – ruled by Muslim emirs. It then became a battleground between Islam and Christianity for eight hundred years. Finally, by 1492, the…
Read MoreTen things you never knew about the Knights Templar such as running a slave trade and inventing offshore banking
Read MoreMy visit to Mount Nebo in 2013 where Moses reputedly died and the Ark of the Covenant is buried
Read MoreWhat has happened to the treasure of the Templars? When French soldiers went to arrest the knights at the massive Temple in Paris in 1307 – they found no treasure. Legend has it that some Templars fled to England…
Read MoreHaving had his face wiped by Veronica, Jesus then met the faithful women of Jerusalem and fell once more before being taken to the place where he was to be crucified. These last stages are marked on the Via Dolorosa…
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