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Bernardo Gui – inquisitor at the time of the Knights Templar
The BBC is broadcasting a new TV series based on The Name of the Rose – a fantastic novel by the late Italian author Umberto Eco. It tells the story of a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, who visits an…
Read MoreKnights Templar – your Google search terms reviewed!
The most popular Google search terms used when seeking information on the Knights Templar
Read MoreSPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Was cannibalism practised during the Crusades?
A special investigation by the Templar Knight blog into medieval allegations that human meat was eaten by soldiers during the Crusades
Read MoreMedieval murder mystery – the answer
I posted a photo of a medieval fort over the weekend and asked if any of you knew what terrible deed was committed there. What is the terrible secret of Clifford’s Tower? Opus Anglicanum was quick off the draw and…
Read MoreMedieval murdery mystery – question for all of you!
Here is a test of your medieval knowledge – can any of you tell me what terrible deed happened in this tower?
Read MoreThe cable car ride up to the fort of Masada – video
I know many of you like videos of cable car rides! So here is the short ride up to the fort of Masada. This was originally a mountain palace built by Herod then it went in to a decline until…
Read MoreThe Jews and Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux was the great spiritual force behind the Templars – the Cistercian ascetic who promoted the Order in its early years and is believed to have largely authored the Rule. As I’m in Jerusalem and have just visited…
Read MoreMy journey to Israel – the Wailing Wall
More accurately this should be called the Western Wall – all that remains of the incredible Temple complex built by King Herod and destroyed by the Romans – a place of fervent prayer for orthodox Jews as I saw with…
Read MoreTrip to Israel – more on historical Jaffa
Jaffa is now part of what is called Tel Aviv-Yafo in modern day Israel. A city with a long and historic past, it changed hands in ancient times between ancient Egyptians, conquering Greeks and of course the Romans. From the…
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