Knights Templar links to the Cathar heresy
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates claims that the Knights Templar were linked to the Cathar heresy which terrified the Catholic church
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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
The biblical city of Gadara in Jordan
The Templar Knight blog has just visited the biblical city of Gadara – part of the Decapolis – and now known as Um Qais to see its Roman ruins
The Turcopole – a Templar’s best friend?
A Turcopole was a lightly armed auxiliary recruited in the east by the Knights Templar to supplement their fighting ability in the Crusades
Were the Crusades based on Fake News?
Medieval fake news may have started two hundred years of Crusades with a forged letter from the Byzantine emperor to the Christian west begging for help
Syria – historic sites being blasted in civil war
The historic sites of Syria are under threat from terrorism and war as Tony McMahon investigates
Templar war in medieval Spain!
The Knights Templar in medieval Spain were at the forefront of the long war against the Muslim caliphate that eventually resulted in victory
Saladin the merciful – think again!
The truth about Saladin the merciful and his war against the Crusaders and Knights Templar
How the Templars got so rich
In my latest book on the Templars – The Knights Templar: History & Mystery – I explain how this order of holy warriors got so rich, so quick. What was the key to their financial acumen then?
Prester John – mythical Christian king
Prester John was a king who never existed and yet the crusaders and Knights Templar believed he would come to their rescue in the Holy Land
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