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Could the Crusades have been won?

Tony McMahon1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Could the Crusades have been won? Dr Steve Tibble and Tony McMahon investigate how this religious war could have gone the other way.

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Uncovering the real Assassin’s Creed – a medieval mystery

Tony McMahon4 years ago5 months ago15 mins

The Assassins were a medieval death cult that today would be regarded as terrorists as TV historian Tony McMahon discovers

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Unexpected Brotherhood: Templar Commander and Muslim Ruler

Tony McMahon5 years ago5 months ago07 mins

During the Crusades a Knight Templar and a Muslim sultan became blood brothers as Tony McMahon discovers a strong, unlikely friendship

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Exploring Europe’s Lesser-Known Crusades

Tony McMahon5 years ago5 months ago26 mins

There wasn’t just one crusade but multiple crusades in medieval Europe from modern Spain all the way up to Russia as Tony McMahon discovers

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Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller – what’s the difference?

Tony McMahon5 years ago1 year ago415 mins

TV Historian Tony McMahon examines the differences between the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller and other medieval orders

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Unveiling Acre: A Medieval Marketplace of Cultures

Tony McMahon5 years ago5 months ago17 mins

Templar controlled Acre in the Holy Land was a mix of Las Vegas and London – a cosmopolitan fleshpot in the Middle Ages

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Knights Templar and Their Banking Legacy

Tony McMahon8 years ago5 months ago810 mins

It’s often claimed that the Knights Templar were the first bankers or financiers so Tony McMahon investigates whether this is actually true

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Did cannibalism take place in the Crusades? A special investigation!

Tony McMahon8 years ago5 months ago48 mins

A special investigation by the Templar Knight blog into medieval allegations that human meat was eaten by soldiers during the Crusades

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Helen Nicholson describes Templar everyday life!

Tony McMahon8 years ago2 years ago013 mins

Helen Nicholson talks about her book The Everyday Life of the Templars – a look at how the Templars lived and worked

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Templar hero: Gualdim Pais

Tony McMahon8 years ago2 years ago85 mins

Gualdim Pais was a grand Master of the Knights Templar in Portugal. He is well known in that country but less well known elsewhere as Tony McMahon discovers

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