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Cultural destruction by the so-called Islamic State

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Tony McMahon

ISIS destroyed Tikrit the birthplace of Saladin who fought the Knights Templar during the crusades

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Category: Templar News Tags: Assyrian, british, christianity, faith, history, iraq, ISIS, Islam, islamic, knight, Mosul, museum, Palmyra, Saddam, saladin, state, Templar, Tikrit

An English king, the Knights Templar and a pawnbroker

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Tony McMahon

King Henry III pawned his own crown to the Knights Templar in Paris who acted like pawnbrokers giving the king some ready cash in return

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Category: Templar History Tags: angevin, cost, crown, De Montfort, england, french, henry III, jewels, John, Medieval, monarchy, money, paris, pawn, pawnbrokers, Plantagenet, state, Templar, templars, war