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Bernardo Gui – inquisitor at the time of the Knights Templar
The BBC is broadcasting a new TV series based on The Name of the Rose – a fantastic novel by the late Italian author Umberto Eco. It tells the story of a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, who visits an…
Read MoreIs Knight Templar bravery a myth?
Templar expert Tony McMahon examines how loyal and brave the Knights Templar actually were in reality
Read MoreSPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Was cannibalism practised during the Crusades?
A special investigation by the Templar Knight blog into medieval allegations that human meat was eaten by soldiers during the Crusades
Read MoreBuried – the quest for Templar treasure on History
Buried on the History channel will reveal where the Knights Templar hid their treasure
Read MoreHow White Supremacists and Islamists exploit the Middle Ages
How White Supremacists and Islamist extremists exploit the Middle Ages for their own political gain
Read MoreThe Templars and Islam – friends or enemies?
Five years ago I posted on this blog about a medieval Arab chronicler who visited a “Frankish” (crusader owned) house in Jerusalem only to find that pork had been banished and the cooks were serving up delicious eastern food. He…
Read MoreLisbon conquered in the Crusades!
This is an astonishing story from the Middle Ages of how a vast crusader army on the way to the Holy Land was convinced to divert to Portugal and help a small Christian kingdom take a city called Al-Usbuna from…
Read MoreSpain and Portugal – battle between Islam and Christianity
Hard to believe that modern Spain and Portugal were once part of a global caliphate (from 711 CE) – ruled by Muslim emirs. It then became a battleground between Islam and Christianity for eight hundred years. Finally, by 1492, the…
Read MoreFive juicy facts about the Knights Templar!
So you know everything there is to know about the Knights Templar – well, watch this short film and see how smart you really are. And tell me what facts you would include in future films!
Read MoreVenice and the destruction of Constantinople
One of the worst atrocities committed in the name of religion must surely be the sacking of Constantinople by Christian crusaders in the year 1204. This was a shameful episode in the history of Venice. It saw crusaders in the…
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