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Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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The Knights Templar and money lending
The Knights Templar were warriors, monks, farmers, royal advisers and bankers all rolled into one. Whether they sat on fabled mountains of gold – it was certainly widely believed (particularly by certain monarchs) that they did – they certainly lent…
Read MoreThe Battle for Acre – disaster for the Knights Templar
In 2012, I visited the ancient town of Acre in modern Israel (now called Akko). It’s still dominated by the castle built by the Knights Templar and underneath this might medieval construction is a secret tunnel – its purpose still…
Read MoreTemplar expert Dr Evelyn Lord talks to The Templar Knight blog!
I’m often asked if I can recommend any books that describe what the Templars were really all about – and I won’t hesitate to point you in the direction of the works of Dr Evelyn Lord…who has very kindly shared…
Read MoreSafed – home to the Templars and the Jewish Kabbalah
To Jewish people, Safed – or Tzfat – has a special significance as the home of the Kabbalah. That is the mystical secrets believed to be contained within the five books of Moses otherwise known as the Torah. DISCOVER MORE:…
Read MoreWho destroyed the Knights Templar?
There are a huge number of theories as to why the Knights Templar were crushed and some are shared by Tony McMahon on the Knights Templar blog
Read MoreWho were the Knights Hospitaller – deadly rivals to the Knights Templar?
A description of the Knights Hospitaller – rivals to the Knights Templar
Read MoreLondon riots – in the Middle Ages
London has a long history of riots going back hundreds of years to the Middle Ages
Read MoreBattle of Hattin – the aftermath of a shocking defeat
The aftermath of the Battle of Hattin was the loss of Jerusalem and a blow to the prestige of the Knights Templar
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