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Templar hero: Hugh de Payens
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar
Read MoreWhat were the Templars up to in their first decade of existence?
According to the contemporary chronicler William of Tyre, nine “noble men of knightly rank” from the Champagne region of France founded the Templar order in the year 1118. So what they do in their first ten years? Well, the answer…
Read MoreHow did the Knights Templar come to exist?
Jerusalem was taken by the Muslim caliphate in 638CE ending centuries of Roman rule. The late Roman – or Byzantine – period had seen the city become one of the great centres of Christendom. Its patriarch was one of five…
Read MoreThe mysterious origins of the Knights Templar – fact versus conspiracy theory!
The origins of the Knights Templar are wrapped in mystery. Were they set up by the Priory of Sion or Rex Deus or just a security force protecting pilgrims?
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