The BBC is broadcasting a new TV series based on The Name of the Rose – a fantastic novel by the late Italian author Umberto Eco. It tells the story of a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, who visits an…
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In 1307, arrest warrants were issued for the Knights Templar from the King of France on charges of heresy, sodomy and conspiracy. This led to the trial over a seven year period of many knights including the leaders of the…
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Tony McMahon searches for the exact spot where Templar grand master Jacques de Molay was executed in Paris
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Templar expert Tony McMahon examines how loyal and brave the Knights Templar actually were in reality
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The Knights Templar were accused of heresy – one of the worst crimes in the Middle Ages which had dire consequences
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Here is the timeline for the arrest, trial and execution of the Knights Templar from the year 1307 onwards
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