The bodies of many famous Kings of England have disappeared over the centuries and never been found again
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Category: Templar History
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Edward I – the king who defeated Braveheart – could never be regarded as a particularly sentimental man but when it came to his wife, he was a clearly a very devoted husband. Eleanor of Castile was the great great…
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Category: Templar History
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The relationship between the Jews and the Knights Templar was complex with the knights protecting Jewish people
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The Knights Templar were rounded up in Yorkshire a year after the rest of Europe but after resisting the Pope, the English county came into line
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Category: Templar History
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King Henry II used the Knights Templar to subdue the troublesome principality of Wales
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