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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

Knights Templar – separating fact from fiction!

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Tony McMahon

Ten things you never knew about the Knights Templar such as running a slave trade and inventing offshore banking

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Category: Templar History Tags: al aqsa, Ark, conspiracy, covenant, crown, Grail, hattin, holy, horns, jewels, saladin, slavery, slaves, syria, Templar, theories, theory

An English king, the Knights Templar and a pawnbroker

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Tony McMahon

King Henry III pawned his own crown to the Knights Templar in Paris who acted like pawnbrokers giving the king some ready cash in return

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Category: Templar History Tags: angevin, cost, crown, De Montfort, england, french, henry III, jewels, John, Medieval, monarchy, money, paris, pawn, pawnbrokers, Plantagenet, state, Templar, templars, war