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Did the Knights Templar use hand grenades?
Did the Knights Templar use hand grenades? Evidence of medieval bombs unearthed by TV historian Tony McMahon while in Jordan
The mummified heart of Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart had his heart mummified after being killed during a siege and then the heart disappeared for centuries
The Muslim civilisation of medieval Spain
Spain was part of the Muslim caliphate from 711 until the year 1492 and gave rise to a great medieval civilisation – Tony McMahon discovers
Constantinople destroyed by crusaders
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates the looting and destruction of Constantinople by crusaders in 1204
Were the Crusades based on Fake News?
Medieval fake news may have started two hundred years of Crusades with a forged letter from the Byzantine emperor to the Christian west begging for help
Pope Gregory VII and his failed Crusade
Pope Gregory VII very nearly launched the first crusade in 1074 but as Tony McMahon discovers, the idea was postponed. It would only be revived by Pope Urban II in 1095.
Who was the REAL Saladin?
Saladin was a formidable Saracen leader but his image has gone through many changes down the centuries from villain to hero, Christian convert to Arab nationalist, as Tony McMahon discovers.
The Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople
Constantinople was destroyed during the Fourth Crusade – a treacherous act by Christian crusaders in the year 1204 led by Venice
Journey to Jaffa – key city in the Crusades
Jaffa was a port in the Holy Land of key strategic importance in the Crusades though now reduced to a suburb of Tel Aviv in modern Israel
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