Knights Templar versus medieval chroniclers
The Knights Templar got a terrible write up from medieval chroniclers like Walter Map and William of Tyre
Knight Templar
This blog post is about the Knights Templar and gives you valuable information about this order of warrior monks
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San Gimignano – Templar church or not?
San Gimignano has incredible medieval skyscrapers and what is alleged to be a Templar church as Tony McMahon discovers.
Medieval Assassins – forerunners of ISIS?
Was the medieval cult of the Assassins a precursor to the 21st century terrorists of ISIS or Daesh?
Temple church in London
Temple church in London has survived the destruction of the Knights Templar and bombing in the Second World War as Tony McMahon discovers
The Knights Templar and Magna Carta
King John and the Knights Templar got on very well and they helped him through the process of signing Magna Carta
Where Jacques de Molay was executed
TV historian Tony McMahon visited the exact spot where Templar grand master Jacques de Molay was executed in 1314
Mistaken statue of Saladin at Templar Kerak castle
At the Templar castle of Kerak in Jordan is a carved image that was once believed to be Saladin but actually is a thousand years older
Ajlun Castle – fortress built by Saladin
Ajlun Castle – sometimes spelt Ajloun – was built by the nephew of Saladin to protect the route into Damascus from crusader invaders
Tomar hosts first Templar festival
Tomar is a former Templar citadel in central Portugal with a tower built by the knights called the Charola as Tony McMahon discovers
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