The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Henry VIII on British TV – yes, that’s me in the costume
Tony McMahon appears as Henry VIII on The Big Audition on ITV talking about the king’s life and failed marriages
Read MoreHow the murder of Thomas Becket netted the Templars a tidy sum
The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Henry II led to a massive pay out to the Knights Templar
Read MoreThe strange disappearance of the bodies of English kings
The bodies of many famous Kings of England have disappeared over the centuries and never been found again
Read MoreDiamond Jubilee of England’s Queen – has anybody reigned longer?
The answer, of course, is yes. Queen Victoria – queen of England and empress of India – chalked up an impressive 64 years from 1837 to 1901. Her reign saw the expansion of the British Empire, the creation of huge…
Read MoreThe murder of Thomas Becket
No event shook late twelfth century England as much as the cold-blooded murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in his own cathedral. The knights who plunged their swords in to him as he clutched at his altar believed…
Read MoreFuneral effigies – how the dead appeared at their own burial
Wooden figures of the dead were often placed next to tombs – life like images of the deceased
Read MoreThe Devil’s Crown – a violent historical drama the BBC has swept under the carpet
In the 1970s, the BBC aired a very violent historical drama based in the Middle Ages called The Devil’s Crown and has been very unwilling to give it a repeat airing
Read MoreKing John and the Templar master
The role that the Templar knights played supporting King John during the signing of the Magna Carta
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