Understanding Leprosy in the Medieval Era
Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates how the leprosy pandemic terrified the medieval world and led to victims being excluded from mainstream society
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Why Medieval Easter Meant More Than Today
Easter was massively important in the medieval world marking the death and resurrection of Jesus as well as the return of the sun – with all its pagan connotations as Tony McMahon discovers
Jesus and the Holy Grail in England
It’s an astonishing question but – did both Jesus Christ, as a young man, and the Holy Grail come to England? Medieval legends suggested that they did. Tony McMahon investigates.
Massacre of Jews during the Crusades
During the Crusades, European Jews faced the horror of murder, massacre, being robbed, and expelled from their home country. Tony McMahon investigates.
Isaac of Stella attacks the Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were championed by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux – a founding member of the Cistercian order of monks. But a fellow Cistercian – Isaac of Stella – clashed with Bernard. He thought the Templars were the creation of the devil.
Arrest of Knights Templar in Yorkshire
The Knights Templar were rounded up in Yorkshire a year after the rest of Europe as Tony McMahon investigates
What happened to the Templar treasure?
When the Knights Templar were crushed in 1307 – what happened to their treasure? That’s the question Templar enthusiasts often ask. TV historian Tony McMahon investigates.
Templars and sodomy – were the knights gay?
Most mainstream historians – blushing as they write – dismiss entirely the allegations of sodomy levelled at the Knights Templar in 1307 by the King of France, Philip IV. Tony McMahon wonders if it could have been true.
Who are the modern day Templars?
Where do you find the modern day Knights Templar? Tony McMahon goes investigating.
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