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Were the Templars the first bankers in world history?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Tony McMahon

It’s often claimed that the Knights Templar were the first bankers or financiers so Tony McMahon investigates whether this is actually true

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Category: Templar History Tags: banking, banks, bullion, buried, cheque, china, Chinese, christian, crown, crusades, deposit, fair, fairs, finance, france, Genoa, gold, henry III, hidden, Islam, islamic, jewels, king, Knightfall, knights, medieval, money, Oleron, paris, Philip, sector, Swiss, switzerland, templars, treasure, Troyes, Venice

Cultural destruction by the so-called Islamic State

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Tony McMahon

ISIS destroyed Tikrit the birthplace of Saladin who fought the Knights Templar during the crusades

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Category: Templar News Tags: Assyrian, british, christianity, faith, history, iraq, ISIS, Islam, islamic, knight, Mosul, museum, Palmyra, Saddam, saladin, state, Templar, Tikrit

Were the medieval Assassins the precursors of ISIS in the 21st century?

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Tony McMahon

Was the medieval cult of the Assassins a precursor to the 21st century terrorists of ISIS or Daesh?

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Category: Templar History Tags: assassin, Assassins, baghdadi, church, creed, crusades, iraq, IS, ISIS, Islam, islamic, Knight Templar, murder, Templar