Waltham Abbey – the stormy history of a medieval church!
Waltham Abbey is a church with a stormy history as Templar expert Tony McMahon discovers after a visit to this fascinating historical site
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Five facts about the Knights Templar!
Five facts about the Knights Templar that you may never have known from Templar expert Tony McMahon
Muslims and Christians – friends and enemies
The boundary between the medieval Muslim and Christian worlds was very fluid and certain individuals had no difficulty moving from one world to the other
Southampton – a city’s medieval history
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates medieval Southampton which was once a bustling and wealth port in southern England
Medieval murder mystery – the answer
A medieval murder mystery set in the ancient city of York in England – whodunnit?
Lost medieval Castles of London
The lost castles of London – buried under the city’s streets including Baynards castle and Montfichet Tower
Roger II – multicultural crusader warrior!
Roger II was a crusader-era king who fought for the Catholic faith but created a kingdom that fused western, Byzantine, and Islamic culture in an unexpected multicultural mix that aroused suspicion and led to his excommunication by the pope. Tony McMahon investigates.
The murder of Thomas Becket
The murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, scandalised Europe and created a popular saint.
Medieval Killer Priests who fought in battles!
Medieval killer priests were men of the cloth who had no qualms about getting into armour and clubbing their enemies to death in battle
England deports all Jews in the year 1290
A terrible and disgraceful act when England conducted a racist pogrom and expelled its Jews in the 13th century
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