Aleppo – medieval city under threat
Aleppo is a medieval city in the Middle East under threat from terrorist attack as Tony McMahon reports
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Massacre of Christians in Jerusalem
In 1244, the holy city of Jerusalem fell to an alliance of Muslim forces led by a Khwarazmian army. The Christian and Jewish populations of the city were slaughtered and the bodies of the past crusader Kings of Jerusalem were dragged out of their tombs and thrown into the street.
Is the movie Kingdom of Heaven accurate?
Is the Ridley Scott movie Kingdom of Heaven historically accurate? TV historian Tony McMahon has been taking a closer look.
Fatimid Empire versus Knights Templar
The Fatimid Empire presented a formidable foe to the Knights Templar but in the 1160s it collapsed – Tony McMahon investigates.
Krak des Chevaliers threatened, Homs besieged
Krak des Chevaliers near Homs in Syria has been attacked by terrorists in a shameful attack on history
Battle of Hattin – a contemporary account
The account of the disastrous Battle of Hattin by a crusader called Ernoul gives a grim picture of a clash that ended badly for the Templars
The Knights Templar in Syria
The Knights Templar had a big presence in Syria – at the heart of the Levant – and the crusader kingdoms that formed what was called ‘Outremer’.
Templar massacre at Jacob’s Ford in Syria
Jacob’s Ford was the scene of a huge massacre of the Knights Templar by a furious Saladin humiliated by his earlier defeat at Montgisard
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