Tomar – on a Templar quest with the History channel!
Tony McMahon filmed with the History channel in Tomar for the documentary series Buried that accompanied the Templar drama Knightfall
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Templar quest in Portugal 2017 – Lisbon
Portugal and Spain have a glorious Knight Templar past and Tony McMahon investigates the crusades that took place in western Europe in the Middle Ages
Tomar – mysterious city of the Knights Templar
Tomar was once a centre of Knights Templar power in Europe and possibly a location for the treasure they hid after being destroyed in the year 1307
August 2017 – my Templar quest in Portugal!
The Templar Knight blog loves to visit Portugal every year and see the Templar stronghold of Tomar and visit the Viagem Medieval in Santa Maria da Feira
Lisbon – from a Muslim to a Christian city
The conquest of Lisbon in the Crusades from its Muslim rulers was achieved by diverting a huge crusader army from all over Europe
Forgotten Crusade – Spain and Portugal
The Knights Templar were involved in a bitter seven centuries long crusade in Spain and Portugal between Christian and Muslim kingdoms
The glory of Carcassone and its turbulent history
Carcassone is a stunning example of a medieval walled city that takes your breath away as you approach it. But it’s had a grim and turbulent history as TV historian Tony McMahon discovers.
Tomar hosts first Templar festival
Tomar is a former Templar citadel in central Portugal with a tower built by the knights called the Charola as Tony McMahon discovers
Templar Grand Masters burial location
The final resting place of the Templar Grand Masters of Portugal is in the sleepy town of Tomar – which was once a battleground between the forces of the Crusades and the Islamic caliphate. From here, armies of Knights Templar rode out to fight the Moors in a near 800-year conflict for control of the…
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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