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Hagia Sophia – set to become a mosque again

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Tony McMahon

Hagia Sophia mosque

The Hagia Sophia is to be turned back into a mosque having been a museum for eighty years after a court decision now enforced by President Erdogan

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Category: Templar News Tags: Ataturk, basilica, christian, church, constantine, constantinople, Constantius, court, decision, demonstration, Erdogan, Hagia, Hagia Sophia, Islam, Islamist, istanbul, Justinian, mosque, muslim, party, protest, roman, sacred, social media, Sofia, Theodosius, tourist, turkey, welfare, workship

Ertugrul actor gets in touch with the blog!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Tony McMahon

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The actor Ismail Kargi contacted me to share his experience of appearing in the Netflix epic series Resurrection: Ertugrul and shared some images

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Category: Templar News Tags: byzantine, Diriliş: Ertuğrul, empire, Ertugrul, Ghazi, imperial, Ismail Kargi, knights templar, mongol, Ottoman, resurrection, Templar, templars, turkey

Medieval Christmas – eight centuries ago!

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Tony McMahon

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What was a medieval Christmas really like? Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates Christmas in the Middle Ages

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Category: Templar History Tags: abbot, Ancient, blind, buff, carol, Christmas, dark, dulci, egg, feast, feasting, game, games, goose, jubilo, light, Lord, Medieval, middle ages, mike oldfield, misrule, modern, sun, Templar, turkey, unreason, wassail, wassailing, winter solstice, Yule, yuletide