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Knight Templar ancestors – how to find them?

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Tony McMahon

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Templar expert Tony McMahon guides you on finding your Templar ancestors in England, Ireland and Scotland using online resources and local parish records

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How the murder of Thomas Becket netted the Templars a tidy sum

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Tony McMahon

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The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Henry II led to a massive pay out to the Knights Templar

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How the Knights Templar came to be in Ireland

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Tony McMahon

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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