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Set your record buttons for Jamie Theakston and Forbidden History!
From mid-June, Jamie Theakston will be presenting the fourth series of Forbidden History on UKTV’s Yesterday Channel and on Discovery AHC in the autumn. The fourth programme in this series will be The Dark Truths of the Templars and yours truly will…
Read MoreEvidence of the Knights Templar fleeing the Holy Land with their loot?
The former Templar stronghold of Acre in modern Israel has been throwing up some interesting discoveries of late. A team from Haifa University found the wreck of a long lost crusader ship in the bay with a horde of golden…
Read MoreThe mysterious Templar attack on the Assassins
It’s one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Crusades and one to ponder if you get bored with your family’s company over the Christmas dinner – which I am sure you will not. But just in case! The story…
Read MoreTurcopoles – a Crusader’s best friend?
From the Roman empire onwards, armies have always vexed over how to get hold of the necessary manpower. This is particularly an acute problem when an empire is expanding far from home. Supply lines have always needed to be maintained…
Read MoreSkeleton of a Cistercian abbot discovered in England
The Templars have been described as the military wing of the Cistercians – they were after all mentored and guided in the early years by that greatest of Cistercians – Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux. Now, in north west England, the…
Read MoreSiege of Tiberias and disaster at Hattin
Tiberias – near to where the Battle of Hattin took place
Read MoreThe Holy Sepulchre – sacred to the Knights Templar
In 2012, I visited the church of the Holy Sepulchre several times in the heart of Jerusalem. It’s a church that inspired the construction of Templar places of worship from London to Tomar with its distinctive circular shape. The dome…
Read MoreExorcism, fairies, devils and how to turn a maiden in to a love slave
A new series on Channel Four in the United Kingdom – Gods and Monsters – covers the history of belief in evil spirits in England. Spirits who could disguise themselves as humans, take other people’s forms, angels cast out of…
Read MoreThe real Arn – Swedish knight templar
Who was the real Arn Magnusson – the Swedish Templar? The Templar Knight blog looks at this movie in more depth
Read MoreHow Portugal nationalised the Knights Templar
Portugal didn’t crush the Knights Templar but instead turned them into a new organisation called the Order of Christ
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