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Templar revenge on the corpse of King Philip!

Tony McMahon6 years ago2 years ago24 mins

King Philip of France who crushed the Knights Templar had his body dug up and treated like garbage – was this the final revenge of the Knights?

Tony McMahon8 years ago4 months ago810 mins

It’s often claimed that the Knights Templar were the first bankers or financiers so Tony McMahon investigates whether this is actually true

Tony McMahon8 years ago3 years ago27 mins

King Philip of France is a leading character in Knightfall – but who was he in real life?

Tony McMahon9 years ago3 months ago34 mins

Friday the 13th is seen as unlucky and associated with the arrest of the Knights Templar – but is the connection true or false?

Tony McMahon9 years ago1 year ago05 mins

Tony McMahon visited Avignon, the French city where Pope Clement V lived – the pope who crushed the Knights Templar in 1307

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago07 mins

Les Rois Maudits is a French television series that looks at why King Philip of France arrested the Knights Templar as Tony McMahon discovers

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago110 mins

King Philip of France crushed the Knights Templar for the money – but there were other motives too as Tony McMahon investigates

Tony McMahon15 years ago1 year ago04 mins

Here is the timeline for the arrest, trial and execution of the Knights Templar from the year 1307 onwards – described by TV historian Tony McMahon