One thinks of The Crusades as being a very macho affair full of swinging swords and the clash of steel – and indeed it was for over two hundred years. During that period, some of the leading warriors provoked gossip over their preference for men between the sheets. Being gay didn’t in any way diminish…
Medieval chroniclers were not big fans of the Knights Templar. Tony McMahon tries to find out why they hated the knights so much.
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
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
Did the Knights Templar engage in secret initiation rites that were discovered by the Catholic church leading to their downfall?
The relationship between the Knights Templar, the Temple of Solomon and the Kabbala is investigated by Templar expert Tony McMahon
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.
Sodomy was a standard smear against your enemies in the Middle Ages. And one person prepared to do the smearing was a bishop called Adam of Orleton.
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