The Templars – did they worship Baphomet?
During the trials of the Knights Templar between 1307 and 1312 they were accused of worshipping a demon referred to as Baphomet. Tony McMahon investigates.
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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Were the Knights Templar illiterate?
There is a widespread belief that the Knights Templar were illiterate but Tony McMahon argues that this makes no sense when you look at their history
Templars and sodomy – were the knights gay?
Most mainstream historians – blushing as they write – dismiss entirely the allegations of sodomy levelled at the Knights Templar in 1307 by the King of France, Philip IV. Tony McMahon wonders if it could have been true.
Knights Templar and Scottish Rite Freemasonry
The Scottish Rite is a part of Freemasonry that evokes the Knights Templar and is rooted in the neo-Templar revival of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Christian saints based on pagans
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at how the lives of Christian saints were often based on pagan heroes and deities worshipped for centuries before
Templar trials sparked the witch hunt craze
The arrest and imprisonment of the Knights Templar between 1307 and 1314 shocked Christian Europe – with allegations of heresy and sodomy. But it foreshadowed the witch hunt mania that would grip Europe for centuries.
How the Templars got so rich
In my latest book on the Templars – The Knights Templar: History & Mystery – I explain how this order of holy warriors got so rich, so quick. What was the key to their financial acumen then?
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