TV Historian Tony McMahon examines the differences between the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller and other medieval orders
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Category: Templar History
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Templar expert Tony McMahon examines how loyal and brave the Knights Templar actually were in reality
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Who was André de Montbard – fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar?
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Tony McMahon appeared in the History TV documentary series Buried on the search for the lost treasure of the Knights Templar
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Category: Templar Mystery
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The castle of Al-Karak in Jordan – الكرك – الأردن – was visited by my good self in 2013. It is one of the great crusader forts still standing in the region. Unfortunately, three years after my visit, ISIS terrorists…
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Category: Templar History
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How discipline was enforced in a Templar squadron with strict adherence to the Rule book
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There’s some amazing medieval video games out there but do they reflect the real horror of medieval battles and sieges – Tony McMahon reports
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Category: Templar History
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What did a Templar wear on his head when going into battle? The fact is that the helmet worn by the knights changed over the centuries starting as something more Norman in character and ending up with the big sugar-loaf…
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Category: Templar History
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Pity Sir Edmund Springhouse who was roasted in his own armour while fighting the French – a typical horror of medieval warfare
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The Knights Templar have provided a feeding frenzy for conspiracy theorists for centuries. So, it’s kind of refreshing to see another religious military order – the Knights of Malta – getting the same treatment. I joke, of course. Allegations about…
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Category: Templar Mystery
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