Jews and the Knights Templar – a complex relationship
The relationship between the Jews and the Knights Templar was complex with the knights protecting Jewish people as Tony McMahon discovers
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Knight Templar ghost hauntings
Knight Templar ghost hauntings have been reported across Europe. Tony McMahon investigates.
Witchcraft and the Knights Templar
The trial of the Knights Templar between 1307 and 1312 foreshadowed the appalling witch hunting mania that was about to grip Europe from the 15th to the early 18th centuries.
Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasion
The Mongol invasion of central Asia, the Middle East, and into Europe struck terror into the hearts of all those it encountered.
Medieval chroniclers who hated the Templars
Medieval chroniclers – who wrote the history of the Middle Ages – were often very suspicious of the Knights Templar. Tony McMahon investigates.
Nazi fascination with the Knights Templar
What was the reason for the Nazi fascination with the Knights Templar? Tony McMahon investigates.
Did the Templars steal the Turin Shroud?
Is it possible that the Knights Templar stole the shroud of Jesus – what we now call the Turin Shroud – from a church in Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204?
Did the Knights Templar become pirates?
Did the Knights Templar become pirates after being banned? Tony McMahon investigates.
The Knights Templar in Belgium
What we now call Belgium saw enthusiastic support for the Knights Templar – though when they fell from grace, the knights were not immune from being put on trial.
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’.
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