How the murder of Thomas Becket netted the Templars a tidy sum
The murder of Thomas Becket by Henry II of England netted the Knights Templar a tidy sum. Templar expert Tony McMahon explains why.
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Buried on History investigates Templar treasure
Tony McMahon joins the History channel team on the documentary series Buried to investigate the Knights Templar in Portugal searching for buried treasure
Great Templar event at the Bradford Literature Festival
The Knight Templar event at the Bradford Literature Festival chaired by Remona Aly with speakers Helen Nicholson and Tony McMahon was a huge success on 30 June 2018
Who Succeeded Jacques de Molay? The Larmenius Controversy
Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates whether there was another Grand Master called Larmenius appointed by Jacques De Molay before he was burned at the stake
Why Medieval Chroniclers Vilified the Knights Templar
Medieval chroniclers were not big fans of the Knights Templar. Tony McMahon tries to find out why they hated the knights so much.
Helen Nicholson describes Templar everyday life!
Helen Nicholson talks about her book The Everyday Life of the Templars – a look at how the Templars lived and worked
How to play medieval Chess
Medieval chess resembled our modern game in most respects but there were key differences in how pieces moved and the board appearance
Teutonic Knights – through Soviet eyes
The Teutonic Knights fought a crusade in the Baltic states and their imagery was used by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
The ill treatment of Jews in medieval Lent
The period of Lent leading up to Easter was hazardous for Jews in the Middle Ages falsely accused of the killing of Jesus by ignorant people
My Templar book in the Czech Republic
Europe’s leading publisher Bertelsmann has just published Quest For The True Cross through its Euromedia imprint in the Czech Republic. Three hardback copies arrived for me in the post today – very exciting! Unfortunately, I don’t speak a work of Czech though I can make out what’s going on vaguely. So – for you Czech…
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