Unexpected Brotherhood: Templar Commander and Muslim Ruler
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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King Louis IX: The Monk King of France
King Louis IX spent more time on crusades than governing the kingdom of France but he was made a saint as Tony McMahon discovers
Templar secret initiation rites – the truth
Did the Knights Templar engage in secret initiation rites that were discovered by the Catholic church leading to their downfall?
Did the Knights Templar use hand grenades?
Did the Knights Templar use hand grenades? Evidence of medieval bombs unearthed by TV historian Tony McMahon while in Jordan
A Roman high street in ancient Gadara
Gadara is a biblical city that was part of the Decapolis and where Jesus cured two people. It has black basalt Roman remains that are distinctive.
Mysterious Templar attack on the Assassins
What looks like an unprovoked attack by the Knights Templar on a group of Assassins who had been talking peace terms with the crusader King of Jerusalem
The Turcopole – a Templar’s best friend?
A Turcopole was a lightly armed auxiliary recruited in the east by the Knights Templar to supplement their fighting ability in the Crusades
Egypt as a theatre of war during the Crusades
Egypt was as much a target for Crusader and Knight Templar activity as other parts of the Middle East as Tony McMahon discovers
Saint George and his chains – in Cairo
In a church in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, are the chains reputedly used to bind Saint George and now revered relics of the Coptic church
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.
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