Friday 13th and the end of the Knights Templar
Friday the 13th is seen as unlucky and associated with the arrest of the Knights Templar – but is the connection true or false?

Friday the 13th is seen as unlucky and associated with the arrest of the Knights Templar – but is the connection true or false?
Templar expert Tony McMahon lists the main accusations made against the Knights Templar after their arrest in 1307 by the King of France
Tony McMahon visited Avignon, the French city where Pope Clement V lived – the pope who crushed the Knights Templar in 1307
King Philip of France was a liar, bully and spin doctor and he brought all these skills into play when taking down the Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were accused of heresy – one of the worst crimes in the Middle Ages which had dire consequences
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates claims that the Knights Templar were linked to the Cathar heresy which terrified the Catholic church
Jacques de Molay was the last Templar Grand Master burnt at the stake in 1314 after the Knights Templar were crushed by the King of France
Esquin of Floyran was a traitor who betrayed the Knights Templar and played a key role in their trials. Tony McMahon explains.
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?
Les Rois Maudits is a French television series that looks at why King Philip of France arrested the Knights Templar as Tony McMahon discovers
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