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Did the Pope try to save the Knights Templar?

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Tony McMahon

Pope Clement V tried to save the Knights Templar but found himself up against King Philip of France who got his way as Tony McMahon discovers

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Category: Templar History Tags: avignon, Clement, Clement V, escape, gaol, imprisoned, jail, king, King Philip, Kingdom, Kingdom of Heaven, knight, knights, Philip IV of France, Philip the Fair, pope, prison, Templar, templars, trial

Knightfall – the first episode!

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Tony McMahon

Review of episode one of Knightfall – the Knight Templar drama from History

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Category: Templar Mystery Tags: De Nogaret, debut, episode one, first episode, france, Jim Carter, Julian Ovenden, King Philip, Knightfall, premiere, TV

KNIGHTFALL character profile: Pope Boniface VIII

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Tony McMahon

The truth about Pope Boniface VIII and his struggle with King Philip of France

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Category: Templar Mystery Tags: avignon, cash, Clement, france, kidnap, King Philip, knights, knights templar, le Bel, money, Nogaret, paris, Phillip, pope, Pope Boniface, riches, rome, Templar, the Fair, torture, treasure, VIII

Meeting a Pope in hell

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Tony McMahon

Boniface VIII was one of the last popes to reign before the crushing of the Templar Order. He was involved in a bitter conflict with King Philip of France – the very king who would then go on to crush…

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Category: Templar Mystery Tags: Boniface VIII, Dante, King Philip, pope