A visit to the Templar castle in Mogadouro in north east Portugal
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Category: Templar History
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The conquest of Lisbon in the Crusades from its Muslim rulers was achieved by diverting a huge crusader army from all over Europe
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Category: Templar History
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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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Category: Templar History
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Portugal didn’t crush the Knights Templar but instead turned them into a new organisation called the Order of Christ
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Category: Templar History
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