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Templar hero: Gerard de Ridefort

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Tony McMahon

Templar hero: Gerard de Ridefort – the life story of a Grand Master in Jerusalem

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Category: Templar History Tags: arn, Baldwin, buried, channel, child, Cresson, de Ridefort, Gerard, hattin, heaven, history, jerusalem, king, Kingdom, knight, Knightfall, leper, Lusignan, mystery, Raymond, Ridefort, Sybilla, Templar, tripoli

The most horrific disease at the time of the Knights Templar

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Tony McMahon

The horror of leprosy in the Middle Ages

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Category: Templar History Tags: attitude, Baldwin, buried, Catholic, church, Disease, fear, history, horror, jerusalem, Kingdom of Heaven, Knightfall, leper, Medieval, mystery, religion, treatment

Battle of Hattin – a disaster for the Templars leading to the loss of Jerusalem

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tony McMahon

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The Battle of Hattin was a disaster for the Knights Templar and would lead to the loss of Jerusalem

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Category: Templar History Tags: battle, battle of hattin, chatillon, crusader, hattin, horns, jerusalem, knight, leper, movie, orlando bloom, Ridley, saladin, Scott, Templar, tripoli, war

Battle of Montgisard – leper king anniversary

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Tony McMahon

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A look back at how the Knights Templar delivered a stunning victory at the battle of Montgisard

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Category: Templar History Tags: Baldwin, crusade, crusader, Dungeon, heaven, Islam, jerusalem, king, Kingdom, leper, miracle, Montgisard, muslim, orlando bloom, saladin, Templar, victory