Siege of Malta – Quran versus the Cross
The Siege of Malta in 1565 was a decisive battle between the Muslim Ottomans and the Knights Hospitaller as Tony McMahon discovers
Saudi Arabia Templar
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A Muslim ruler and a Templar become blood brothers
During the Crusades a Knight Templar and a Muslim sultan became blood brothers as Tony McMahon discovers a strong, unlikely friendship
Acre – Templar equivalent of Las Vegas!
Templar controlled Acre in the Holy Land was a mix of Las Vegas and London – a cosmopolitan fleshpot in the Middle Ages
Medieval divide between Muslims and Christians
The boundary between the medieval Muslim and Christian worlds was very fluid and certain individuals had no difficulty moving from one world to the other
More on the Templars and chess
An earlier blog post on medieval chess was very popular among fans of the Templars and I even got this message all the way from Egypt
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