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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

How a Knight Templar celebrated Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Tony McMahon

Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at how Christmas would have been celebrated by the Knights Templar – welcome to a medieval Christmas of feasting!

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Category: Templar History Tags: bethlehem, birth, bishop, boy, Christmas, crib, jesus, king, knight, Knightfall, manger, medieval, mummer, mumming, Nicholas, peacock, queen, saint, Templar, wassail, wassailing, Yule