The historic City of London
The City of London is a historic place dating back to Celtic and Roman times and with plenty of Templar and medieval relics to enjoy, Tony McMahon discovers
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British Museum takes apart model of the Holy Sepulchre
A model of the Holy Sepulchre from the 1600s taken apart at the British Museum
Richard the Lionheart – not such a good king!
Richard the Lionheart is often depicted as a heroic figure in contrast to his brother King John but is this just propaganda? Was Richard actually a terrible despot?
London riots – medieval style!
London has been having riots for centuries whether it was over the 14th century poll tax or a hatred of a particular queen – it’s always been a rough city
Medieval friars who chronicled the Knights Templar
Franciscan friars who recorded the destruction of the Knights Templar hated the Templars as Tony McMahon discovers
How the plague ravaged medieval London
The Coronavirus has hit London hard but for centuries plague has stalked this city and the victims are buried right under your feet as Tony McMahon discovers
London was once a walled city – but the wall has all but disappeared
Medieval London was a walled city and there’s a still a street called London Wall that follows where the now demolished wall once stood
Knights Templar pub in London
The Knights Templar pub on Chancery Lane in London has been a popular tavern for years though now threatened with closure.
Templars and sodomy – were the knights really gay?
The Templars are often accused of being gay or more particularly sodomites but this may have been a propaganda slur reports Tony McMahon
Strange non-biblical tales of Jesus
In the medieval period there were stories about the teenage Jesus that had nothing to do with the bible and were completely made up
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