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Revenge of the Templars – what happened to the body of their chief enemy?

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Tony McMahon

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The Basilica of St Denis was the last resting place of the Kings and Queens of France – until they were exhumed in the French Revolution as Tony McMahon discovered

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How the murder of Thomas Becket netted the Templars a tidy sum

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Tony McMahon

The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Henry II led to a massive pay out to the Knights Templar

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