Newark Castle – Knights Templar prison
Newark Castle saw many English Knights Templar imprisoned in its dungeons interrogated and tortured after the order was suppressed in 1307
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The Templars, Magna Carta and King John
In the year 1215, King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta by his barons which limited royal power in England.
Top medieval bad guys – Kings to Popes!
Tony McMahon looks at one medieval bad guy after another to decide who was the most evil man in the Middle Ages among popes and kings
Richard the Lionheart – not such a good king!
Richard the Lionheart is often depicted as a heroic figure in contrast to his brother King John but is this just propaganda? Was Richard actually a terrible despot?
King John and the Templar master
The role that the Templar knights played supporting King John during the signing of the Magna Carta
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