Bernardo Gui – inquisitor at the time of the Knights Templar
The Name of the Rose is a new TV series from the BBC but many may not realise that the inquisitor Bernardo Gui was a real person as Tony McMahon discovers
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Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasion
The Mongol invasion of central Asia, the Middle East, and into Europe struck terror into the hearts of all those it encountered.
Jesus and the Holy Grail in England
It’s an astonishing question but – did both Jesus Christ, as a young man, and the Holy Grail come to England? Medieval legends suggested that they did. Tony McMahon investigates.
The power of saints relics in the Middle Ages
What was the power behind saints’ relics in the Middle Ages? TV historian Tony McMahon explains the magic of holy body parts!
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