The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Is Knight Templar bravery a myth?
Templar expert Tony McMahon examines how loyal and brave the Knights Templar actually were in reality
Read MoreWolfram von Eschenbach links the Templars to the Holy Grail
Were the Knights Templar really the guardians of the Holy Grail?
Read MoreCastle built by Saladin – a picture gallery
A visit to Ajlun castle – built by the nephew of Saladin
Read MoreThe mummified heart of Richard the Lionheart
King Richard the first of England – better known as Lionheart – was killed by a boy using a crossbow during a siege in France, defending his ancestral holdings. Richard was not only king in England but duke of both…
Read MoreWho was Jacques de Molay – last Templar Grand Master?
Everybody knows that Friday the 13th is unlucky because it was the day that Jacques de Molay and the last Knights Templar were rounded up and imprisoned by King Philip of France. De Molay would eventually be burnt to death…
Read MoreGerman Templars, Haifa and the Nazis
During my visit to Israel in March this year, I went to Haifa and came across the most extraordinary story…that of a group of nineteenth century Germans who called themselves Templars, built a town in Ottoman controlled Palestine and fell…
Read MoreCaperneum – the town where Jesus grew up – my visit
It’s spelt Capharnaum by the authorities in Israel but I always grew up knowing it as Caperneum – choose which you prefer! But the ruins of the town where Jesus grew up is now preserved behind a wall and includes…
Read MoreNimrod Fortress in the Holy Land
Driving through the Golan Heights in northern Israel I glimpsed a huge fortress up in the hills and asked my local guide what it was. He told me that it was a crusader castle named after the biblical character Nimrod….
Read MoreWho destroyed the Knights Templar?
There are a huge number of theories as to why the Knights Templar were crushed and some are shared by Tony McMahon on the Knights Templar blog
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