The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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English Kings whose bodies have disappeared!
The bodies of many famous Kings of England have disappeared over the centuries and never been found again
Read MoreEnglish churches transformed since the Knights Templar era
How English churches have radically transformed since the Knights Templar with the removal of rood screens and whitewashing of walls
Read MoreMother hated son – but both loved the Templars!
Teresa of Leon and her son Afonso of Portugal loved the Knights Templar but hated each other with a vengeance as Tony McMahon discovers
Read MoreTop ten medieval battles in the movies!
Movie after movie with a great medieval battle scene – Tony McMahon looks at the best of these historical hack ‘n slash pictures at the cinema
Read MoreAl-Karak – crusader jewel in Jordan
The castle of Al-Karak in Jordan – الكرك – الأردن – was visited by my good self in 2013. It is one of the great crusader forts still standing in the region. Unfortunately, three years after my visit, ISIS terrorists…
Read MoreLast Templar Grand Master executed on March 18th
The year was 1314 and near to the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was burnt at the stake in front of a huge crowd. After two hundred years of crusading, it…
Read MoreTemplar HQ and the mysterious fire
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was once the platform on which the great Temple of the Jewish people had stood – destroyed or severely damaged in turn by pharaohs from Egypt, Assyrians, Babylonians, Greek and finally by the Romans. Recognising…
Read MoreThe mysterious Templar attack on the Assassins
It’s one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Crusades. What looks an unprovoked attack by the Knights Templar on a group of Assassins who had been talking peace terms with the crusader King of Jerusalem. What led the Templars…
Read MoreThe Turcopole – a Templar’s best friend?
A Turcopole was a lightly armed auxiliary recruited in the east by the Knights Templar to supplement their fighting ability in the Crusades
Read MoreWho was Jacques de Molay – last Templar Grand Master?
Jacques de Molay was the last Templar Grand Master burnt at the stake in 1314 after the Knights Templar were crushed by the King of France
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