Frederick Barbarossa and his army rule book
TV historian Tony McMahon has been investigating the army rule book of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
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Siege of Acre – disaster for the Knights Templar
The Siege of Acre in 1291 saw the Mamluks overrun the crusader fortress defeating the Knights Hospitaller and Knights Templar
Massacre of Christians in Jerusalem
In 1244, the holy city of Jerusalem fell to an alliance of Muslim forces led by a Khwarazmian army. The Christian and Jewish populations of the city were slaughtered and the bodies of the past crusader Kings of Jerusalem were dragged out of their tombs and thrown into the street.
Martim Moniz – Portuguese crusader hero
Martim Moniz was a Portuguese crusader who was famously crushed to death placing his body into a castle gateway to keep it open.
Bethlehem – my visit and my photos!
TV historian Tony McMahon visits Bethlehem on the West Bank and finds a fascinating historic city
The Holy Sepulchre and the Knights Templar
Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates why the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was so venerated by the Knights Templar in the Middle Ages
Tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem – my images!
TV historian Tony McMahon went inside the tomb of Jesus at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – see what he found!
The forgotten story of Women Crusaders!
Women were not just bystanders in the Crusades but participated as crusaders in full armour to the amazement of the Saracens
One-eyed Templar loses his good eye!
Guillaume de Sonnac was the 18th grand master of the Knights Templar. He was a man who suffered terrible back luck. Tony McMahon explains.
Battle of Hattin – disaster for the Knights Templar
The Battle of Hattin was a disaster for the crusaders and the Knights Templar leading to the eventual loss of Jerusalem as Tony McMahon discovers
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