Medieval Barcelona – San Jordi and the dragon
San Jordi is a saint celebrated in the Spanish city of Barcelona which has a long and proud history through the medieval era and back to the Romans
San Jordi is a saint celebrated in the Spanish city of Barcelona which has a long and proud history through the medieval era and back to the Romans
The relationship between the Knights Templar, the Temple of Solomon and the Kabbala is investigated by Templar expert Tony McMahon
The Knights Templar pub on Chancery Lane in London has been a popular tavern for years though now threatened with closure.
I was in central London today browsing through an excellent second hand book market when I came across a sixteenth century print – a genuine one of course. What it shows is a map of Asia but more to the point – the horrific creatures that were believed to lurk at the fringes of the…
The Knights Templar were rounded up in Yorkshire a year after the rest of Europe but after resisting the Pope, the English county came into line
An earlier blog post on medieval chess was very popular among fans of the Templars and I even got this message all the way from Egypt
The Knights Templar were famous for fighting the Muslim Saracens but they also had to confront an enormous army of Mongols in the 13th century
The Templar Rule book laid down stringent instructions that led the knights to be model campers – the tidiest of warriors
The city of Leeds in northern England has a rich Templar heritage that is often not fully appreciated reports Tony McMahon
Do you know your medieval weapons – a trebuchet for example? Let Tony McMahon be your guide.
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