Temple Mount – HQ of the Knights Templar
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was once the site of the Jewish Temple but it was also the HQ for the Knights Templar
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Trip to Israel – more on historical Jaffa
Jaffa was a hugely important city in the Crusades – now increasingly absorbed by Tel Aviv in modern Israel
Journey to Jaffa – key city in the Crusades
Jaffa was a port in the Holy Land of key strategic importance in the Crusades though now reduced to a suburb of Tel Aviv in modern Israel
Did violence in the bible inspire the Crusades?
How violence in the Bible was used to justify the medieval crusades including massacres as Tony McMahon discovers
England deports all Jews in the year 1290
A terrible and disgraceful act when England conducted a racist pogrom and expelled its Jews in the 13th century
Did Saladin become a Knight Templar?
There is an incredible story that stretches credulity that Saladin was knighted by the Knights Templar and became a Templar himself.
The Templars and the secrets of the Kabbalah
Some believe that the Knights Templar were dabbling in the dark magical arts of the Kabbalah
Conquest of Jerusalem – crusader war crime?
The conquest of Jerusalem by crusader armies in 1099 was a war crime. As Templar expert Tony McMahon shows, it led to a massacre of the population
Templar massacre at Jacob’s Ford in Syria
Jacob’s Ford was the scene of a huge massacre of the Knights Templar by a furious Saladin humiliated by his earlier defeat at Montgisard
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