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English town named Baghdad by the Knights Templar

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Tony McMahon

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The Knights Templar named a town in England after the Iraqi city of Baghdad because they associated it with prosperity in the 12th century

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Category: Templar History Tags: Baghdad, britain, called, commandery, england, essex, hertfordshire, history, knights, London, Name, preceptory, Templar, Temple, titled, town, UK, United Kingdom, village

Strange medieval graffiti in an English church

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Tony McMahon

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There is some very strange ancient graffiti in the church of St Mary in Ashwell in the county of Hertfordshire

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Category: Templar History Tags: ashwell, church, graffiti, hertfordshire, Medieval, plague, Templar