Southampton – a city’s medieval history
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates medieval Southampton which was once a bustling and wealth port in southern England
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King Afonso v Queen Teresa in Portugal
Teresa of Leon and her son Afonso of Portugal loved the Knights Templar but hated each other with a vengeance as Tony McMahon discovers
The mummified heart of Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart had his heart mummified after being killed during a siege and then the heart disappeared for centuries
The Muslim civilisation of medieval Spain
Spain was part of the Muslim caliphate from 711 until the year 1492 and gave rise to a great medieval civilisation – Tony McMahon discovers
Jacques de Molay – last Templar grand master
Jacques de Molay was the last Templar Grand Master burnt at the stake in 1314 after the Knights Templar were crushed by the King of France
Eleanor of Aquitaine – a fiery medieval queen
Eleanor of Aquitaine was the fiery queen of King Henry II and the most powerful woman in Europe as Tony McMahon discovers
England deports all Jews in the year 1290
A terrible and disgraceful act when England conducted a racist pogrom and expelled its Jews in the 13th century
The Forgotten Crusade: Egypt
How Egypt came to be the centre of a bloody crusade pitching Christian Europe against the Muslim caliphate with devastating consequences
Les Rois Maudits – Game of Thrones 70s style!
Les Rois Maudits is a French television series that looks at why King Philip of France arrested the Knights Templar 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.
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