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Revenge of the Templars – what happened to the body of their chief enemy?

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Tony McMahon

The Basilica of St Denis was the last resting place of the Kings and Queens of France – until they were exhumed in the French Revolution as Tony McMahon discovered

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Were the Templars the first bankers in world history?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Tony McMahon

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

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KNIGHTFALL character profile: King Philip of France

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Tony McMahon

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

Category: Templar Mystery Tags: actor, burn, destroy, drama, Ed Stoppard, fair, france, french, history, Knightfall, knights, medieval, monarch, Philip, Philip the Fair, Phillip, Templar, today

Friday 13th and the end of the Knights Templar

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Tony McMahon

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It’s one of those weeks again when a Friday the 13th occurs and our thoughts turn to the Knights Templar. So why is Friday the 13th so significant? On the morning of Friday the 13th October 1307, a huge dawn…

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Avignon – seat of the pope who crushed the Templars

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Tony McMahon

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Pope Clement V, the pope who crushed the Knights Templar, was based in Avignon

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Top baddies of the Middle Ages!

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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Here they are – the TOP baddies of the Middle Ages! KING JOHN OF ENGLAND Took on the barons and lost, then made to sign Magna Carta Excommunicated by the Pope Mislaid the crown jewels in a marshy swamp Fled…

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