How medieval English churches changed
How English churches have radically transformed since the Knights Templar with the removal of rood screens and whitewashing of walls
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How medieval people reused a Roman building – in York
Medieval walls were often built on top of earlier Roman fortifications as can be seen in York
The Madaba map of Byzantine Jerusalem
The 6th century AD Madaba Map gives an exclusive view of Byzantine Jerusalem in thousands of tiles that make up an amazing mosaic
The biblical city of Gadara in Jordan
The Templar Knight blog has just visited the biblical city of Gadara – part of the Decapolis – and now known as Um Qais to see its Roman ruins
Pope Benedict XVI resigns – is this unprecedented?
Pope Benedict XVI resigned but other popes have stepped down before including a child pope aged just eleven as Tony McMahon reports
The Donation of Constantine – a medieval forgery
The Donation of Constantine was a medieval forgery claiming that the Roman emperor Constantine had handed over Rome to the total control of the pope
Saint Lucy with her eyes on a plate
Saint Lucy had her eyes gouged out and today they can be found at a church in Naples as Tony McMahon discovers
A Pope on trial – short story!
A fictional story about the Cadaver Synod where a dead pope was once put on trial
King Solomon’s Ring and its magical powers
The magical ring of King Solomon disappeared three thousand years ago – does the Vatican have it?
Secret letters between the Popes and Mongols
One of the weirdest diplomatic exchanges in history was between the medieval Popes and the invading Mongols from the east. Rome hoped it could convince these fearsome tribes not to attack Christians – and maybe even convert to Roman Catholicism. The Mongols responded with demands that the pope submit to their power. Incredibly, some of the letters from the Mongol khans have been kept in the Vatican Secret Archives for eight hundred years.
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