The most popular Google search terms used when seeking information on the Knights Templar
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Category: Templar History
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Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at whether the knights buried their treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia
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Category: Templar Mystery
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It’s often claimed that the Knights Templar were the first bankers or financiers so Tony McMahon investigates whether this is actually true
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Category: Templar History
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Tony McMahon looks at what fascinates people about the Knights Templar including the bloodline of Jesus and their reputed treasure
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Category: Templar News
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The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Henry II led to a massive pay out to the Knights Templar
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Category: Templar History
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The medieval contemporaries of the Knights Templar who hated the order and criticised them
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Category: Templar History
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The truth about Pope Boniface VIII and his struggle with King Philip of France
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Category: Templar Mystery
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William De Nogaret is a leading character in Knightfall – but who was he in real life?
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Category: Templar Mystery
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There are accounts that the Knights Templar became pirates to hide their treasure and steal yet more
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Category: Templar Mystery
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Omne Datum Optimum (Latin for “Every Perfect Gift”) was a Papal Bull that gave full legitimacy to the Knights Templar? So, why was this pronouncement from the Pope so significant to the knights? Omne Datum Optimum – a big turning…
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Category: Templar History
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