Terrifying medieval siege weapons!
Do you know your medieval weapons – a trebuchet for example? Let Tony McMahon be your guide.
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How the Popes supported the Knights Templar
How the papacy gave the Knights Templar official recognition making the knights answerable only to Rome – Tony McMahon explains all.
How the Templars got so rich
In my latest book on the Templars – The Knights Templar: History & Mystery – I explain how this order of holy warriors got so rich, so quick. What was the key to their financial acumen then?
Interrogation of the Templars in England
In 1309, the papal nuncios – Dieudonné, abbot of Lagny, and Sicard de Lavaur, canon of Narbonne – arrived in England with a mission. They were going to root out the Templars, put them on trial, and turbo-charge the proceedings against the order.
Baldwin IV – the leper king of Jerusalem
Baldwin IV – the leper king of Jerusalem. Tony McMahon appraises his achievements.
Prester John – mythical Christian king
Prester John was a king who never existed and yet the crusaders and Knights Templar believed he would come to their rescue in the Holy Land
What did Crusaders eat in the Holy Land?
Investigating why some crusaders in Jerusalem stopped eating pork – it seems they went native as Tony McMahon discovers
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