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Medieval buildings bombed in World War Two

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Tony McMahon

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Many great medieval buildings were bombed in World War Two such as Coventry Cathedral and the Templar church in London as Tony McMahon discovers

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Knight Templar ancestors – how to find them?

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Tony McMahon

Templar expert Tony McMahon guides you on finding your Templar ancestors in England, Ireland and Scotland using online resources and local parish records

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ISIS destroys a mosque built by a ‘scourge of the crusaders’ – Nur ad-Din

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Tony McMahon

It’s been reported that the thugs of ISIS have blown up an 800 year old mosque built during the Crusades by Nur ad-Din, a Saracen ruler described during his lifetime as a scourge of the crusader armies. Up until recently,…

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