John the Baptist and the Knights Templar
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates a theory that the Knights Templar venerated John the Baptist above Jesus Christ
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Win a copy of my new book on the Knights Templar through a giveaway I’ve organised on Goodreads up until the end of January 2025
Christians under attack in the Middle East
In December 2024, the regime of Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in Syria and the dictator fled into exile. But there are now concerns for the future of Christians – and other religious minorities – who have a long and turbulent history in Syria stretching back to the Crusades and the Roman Empire. What will happen…
Were the Templars really guilty of sodomy?
The Knights Templar faced two sets of charges during their trials between 1304 and 1314 that fell under Heresy and Sodomy. One crime involved denying the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the supremacy of the Roman Catholic church. The other crime, sodomy, was the use of sex to undermine the natural order of things. Both…
Did the Knights Templar know they were going to be arrested?
Did the Knights Templar know they were going to be arrested? It’s a key question because all those theories about the Templars burying secret treasure in various locations rests on the knights having advance knowledge that the French king’s forces were coming to round them up. Mainstream historians – and contemporary chroniclers – are almost…
Gay Crusaders at war in the Holy Land!
One thinks of The Crusades as being a very macho affair full of swinging swords and the clash of steel – and indeed it was for over two hundred years. During that period, some of the leading warriors provoked gossip over their preference for men between the sheets. Being gay didn’t in any way diminish…
Cursed Histories – me on Canadian TV!
Many stories from history involve those who have brought upon themselves ill fortune by their endeavours. Cursed Histories investigates these frightening tales from the past. And I’m one of the experts so make sure to watch the Super Channel in Canada over the next few weeks to catch this amazing series. The show was nominated…
Medieval Easter with the Knights Templar
The medieval Easter was the most important event in the church calendar during the time of the Knights Templar as Tony McMahon discovers
The Knights Hospitaller at Hampton Court Palace
It’s hard to believe today but if you went back to the 13th century – you would have found something very different at Hampton Court Palace. No magnificent complex of Tudor and Stuart buildings but a medieval manor run by the Knights Hospitaller – under the direction of the Priory at Clerkenwell, which was the…
The Knights Templar and an extraterrestrial – Baphomet
Two 1970s novels claimed the Knights Templar were set up by an extraterrestrial called Baphomet as Tony McMahon discovers
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