This week, in the English wintry sun, I visited a church packed with history – Waltham Abbey. It’s located in the county of Essex, just 15 minutes by train out of London. The church is famous for including the grave…
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Category: Templar History
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The bodies of many famous Kings of England have disappeared over the centuries and never been found again
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Edward I – the king who defeated Braveheart – could never be regarded as a particularly sentimental man but when it came to his wife, he was a clearly a very devoted husband. Eleanor of Castile was the great great…
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There were Knights Templar in Ireland and they prospered for a while until, like everywhere else, they were imprisoned and put on trial
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King Henry II used the Knights Templar to subdue the troublesome principality of Wales
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