Is the movie Kingdom of Heaven accurate?
Is the Ridley Scott movie Kingdom of Heaven historically accurate? TV historian Tony McMahon has been taking a closer look.
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Fatimid Empire versus Knights Templar
The Fatimid Empire presented a formidable foe to the Knights Templar but in the 1160s it collapsed – Tony McMahon investigates.
Saladin the merciful – think again!
The truth about Saladin the merciful and his war against the Crusaders and Knights Templar
Saint Francis desperately seeking martyrdom
Saint Francis of Assisi was keen to achieve martyrdom but never quite got there as Tony McMahon discovers.
Powerful Women of the Crusades
Men tend to dominate the history of the Crusades and the Knights Templar. But there were powerful women involved in the Crusades, who are too often overlooked.
Saint Christopher the Doghead
Medieval people believed in the existence of dogheads one of which was Saint Christopher as Tony McMahon investigates
More on the Templars and chess
An earlier blog post on medieval chess was very popular among fans of the Templars and I even got this message all the way from Egypt
Christian saints based on pagans
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at how the lives of Christian saints were often based on pagan heroes and deities worshipped for centuries before
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