What is an Oliphant?
A medieval object called an Oliphant made from a real elephant – that you can see in York Minster in England
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Southampton – a city’s medieval history
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates medieval Southampton which was once a bustling and wealth port in southern England
How medieval people reused a Roman building – in York
Medieval walls were often built on top of earlier Roman fortifications as can be seen in York
A corner of medieval London
Yesterday, I was in the City of London and standing outside Bank tube station, I took three photos to examine the Templar-era medieval history of one small corner of the great city that I live in and adore. Without moving an inch – I first snapped the street sign for Lombard Street. Why is this…
Ajlun Castle – fortress built by Saladin
Ajlun Castle – sometimes spelt Ajloun – was built by the nephew of Saladin to protect the route into Damascus from crusader invaders
Tomar hosts first Templar festival
Tomar is a former Templar citadel in central Portugal with a tower built by the knights called the Charola as Tony McMahon discovers
Cannibalism during the Crusades
Shocking reports of cannibalism during the Crusades involving a group of Christian fanatics called the Tafurs as Tony McMahon discovers
Medieval Leicester – my discovery in the rain!
A church in the English city of Leicester combines Roman, medieval and Victorian elements in a very eclectic architectural mix
Jacques de Molay executed on March 18
The year was 1314 and before the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burnt at the stake in front of a huge crowd. After two hundred years of crusading, it was all over for the Order of the Temple. It was all over…
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