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Ten most popular Templar blog posts – of all time!
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This blog started way back in 2010 – and I’ve gone back and compiled the top ten most popular blog posts over the last eight years. There are some that are no longer top scoring on the views front –…
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Is Knight Templar bravery a myth?
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Templar expert Tony McMahon examines how loyal and brave the Knights Templar actually were in reality
Read MoreCategory: Templar History Tags: Ascalon, Ashkelon, battle, beausant, brave, bravery, buried, burnt, de molay, De Tramelay, Foreign Legion, history, Holy Land, hype, Islam, jerusalem, knight, Knightfall, knights, loyalty, military, Montgisard, muslim, nine, rule, saladin, saracen, SAS, Spartan, stake, standard, Templar, templars, Tremelay, tyre, war, William
Were the Templars the first bankers in world history?
Posted on by Tony McMahon
It’s often claimed that the Knights Templar were the first bankers or financiers so Tony McMahon investigates whether this is actually true
Read MoreCategory: Templar History Tags: banking, banks, bullion, buried, cheque, china, Chinese, christian, crown, crusades, deposit, fair, fairs, finance, france, Genoa, gold, henry III, hidden, Islam, islamic, jewels, king, Knightfall, knights, medieval, money, Oleron, paris, Philip, sector, Swiss, switzerland, templars, treasure, Troyes, Venice
RESEARCH RESULTS: What fascinates YOU about the Knights Templar!
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Tony McMahon looks at what fascinates people about the Knights Templar including the bloodline of Jesus and their reputed treasure
Read MoreCategory: Templar News Tags: 13, 1307, 13th, ancestor, ancestry, Ancestry.com, Baignet, blood, bloodline, brotherhood, Carolingian, catholic, cave, Dan Brown, dynasty, era, execution, family, finance, financier, freemason, friday, genealogy, Grail, holy, initiation, jerusalem, knight, Lincoln, loyalty, medieval, merovingian, modern day, money, rite, roots, Templar, templars, today, today's, treasure, tree, trial, well
Major investigation into the Knights Templar in 2019 – and I need your help!
Posted on by Tony McMahon
Tony McMahon is the author of the Templar adventure Quest for the True Cross and next year will be publishing a major investigation into the Knights Templar
Read MoreCategory: Templar News Tags: Audition, author, beard, beardy, Big, book, buff, buried, cross, Daily Mail, Forbidden, Hampton, Hampton Court, historian, history, ITV, Jamie Theakston, knights, knights templar, mcmahon, production, quest, Quest for the True Cross, show, sun, Templar, templars, The Big Audition, Tony, tony mcmahon, TV, twenty, UKTV
Your chance to discover the truth about the Knights Templar – come meet me in Bradford, United Kingdom!
Posted on by Tony McMahon
On 30 June, 2018, I’ll be speaking at a special event at the Bradford Literature Festival discussing the Knights Templar with medieval expert Professor Helen Nicholson and broadcaster Remona Aly will be in the chair. Expect a lively debate on…
Read MoreCategory: Templar News Tags: 2018, author, books, Bradford, buried, channel, festival, history, Knightfall, knights, Literature, mcmahon, medieval, mystery, news, Nicholson, Remona Aly, templars, today
Templar hero: André de Montbard
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Who was André de Montbard – fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar?
Read MoreCategory: Templar History Tags: André, army, battle, bernard, book, buried, cistercian, Clairvaux, de Montbard, grand master, history, Holy Land, jerusalem, Knightfall, leader, medieval, military, monk, rule, templars
KNIGHTFALL: The second episode!
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Episode 2 of Knightfall – the plot so far
Read MoreA Templar adventure for you to enjoy this Christmas!
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How you can buy the Templar adventure Quest for the True Cross by Tony McMahon
Read MoreTen accusations made against the Knights Templar
Posted on by Tony McMahon
In 1307, the Knights Templar were rounded up, imprisoned and tortured under secret orders issued by the King of France. The trials of top Templars would last for years and lead to many being burnt at the stake including the…
Read MoreCategory: Templar History Tags: 1307, accusations, baphomet, burn, catholic, christ, cross, crucifix, crush, death, deny, destroy, end, financial, france, head, homosexuality, idol, Jacques, king, kiss, knights templar, molay, paris, Philip, Sacrament, sodomy, Soumrak templářů, templars, trial, urinate, worship
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