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The Forgotten Templar Crusade – Spain and Portugal

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Tony McMahon

The Knights Templar were involved in a bitter seven centuries long crusade in Spain and Portugal between Christian and Muslim kingdoms

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Martim Moniz – Portuguese crusader hero – an interview with him…

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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Martim Moniz was a Portuguese crusader who fought with the first king of Portugal – Dom Afonso Henriques – when he conquered what was then the Islamic city of Al-Usbuna which would subsequently become the Christian capital of Portugal…Lisbon. Many…

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