The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Laser scans reveal Templar secrets under the city of Acre
A team from National Geographic led by Dr Albert Lin has uncovered a series of tunnels under the modern Israeli city of Akko – known as Acre 800 years ago – that were built by the Knights Templar. MUST WATCH:…
Read MoreTemplar hero: Gualdim Pais
The life story of Gualdim Pais – grand master of the Knight Templar in Portugal
Read MoreDid the Knights Templar discover the Copper Scroll?
A mysterious Copper Scroll was found in Jordan by archaeologists in the 1950s. The two thousand year old artefact seemed to detail the location of treasure hidden at different locations by a mysterious Jewish cult called the Essenes. But it’s…
Read MoreEvidence of the Knights Templar and their treasure?
Has evidence of Templar treasure now been found off the coast of Israel? Could it be proof that the Knights Templar did indeed flee the Holy Land with tremendous bullion? Templar treasure? A team from Haifa University found the wreck…
Read MoreThe Templars and Islam – friends or enemies?
When the Knights Templar were put on trial – they were accused of being too close to the Saracens. It was inferred that they were essentially in league with Islam. Though this may seem crazy, there is evidence that the…
Read MoreWere bombs used in the Crusades?
Templar expert Tony McMahon on a visit to a medieval castle in Jordan found evidence that bombs were used in the medieval Crusades
Read MoreA Roman high street in ancient Gadara
Gadara is a biblical city that was part of the Decapolis and where Jesus cured two people. It has black basalt Roman remains that are distinctive.
Read MoreCannibals in the Crusades – was human flesh eaten?
The idea that crusaders and Knights Templar were also cannibals who ate other humans during the Crusades is shocking and disturbing
Read MoreWho invented the crib of Jesus and nativity scene?
My Irish grandmother used to usher myself and my sister into her room at Christmas to show off her nativity set. There was the crib of Jesus centre stage, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, three kings and a couple of…
Read MoreBeing Jewish in medieval Europe
The fervour of the Crusades often saw public anger turn against Jewish people in medieval Europe. There were brutal assaults and even murder. Though the horror experienced by medieval Jewish people would not equal the industrial scale nightmare that we…
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