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Spies who infiltrated the Knights Templar – the so-called “moles”
Tony McMahon looks at evidence that the Knights Templar were infiltrated by spies sent in by the King of France
Read MoreBernardo Gui – inquisitor at the time of the Knights Templar
The BBC is broadcasting a new TV series based on The Name of the Rose – a fantastic novel by the late Italian author Umberto Eco. It tells the story of a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, who visits an…
Read MoreIs Knight Templar bravery a myth?
Templar expert Tony McMahon examines how loyal and brave the Knights Templar actually were in reality
Read MoreSPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Was cannibalism practised during the Crusades?
A special investigation by the Templar Knight blog into medieval allegations that human meat was eaten by soldiers during the Crusades
Read MoreMedieval chroniclers who hated the Knights Templar
The medieval contemporaries of the Knights Templar who hated the order and criticised them
Read MoreKNIGHTFALL character profile: William De Nogaret
William De Nogaret is a leading character in Knightfall – but who was he in real life?
Read MoreWhat were the Templars up to in their first decade of existence?
According to the contemporary chronicler William of Tyre, nine “noble men of knightly rank” from the Champagne region of France founded the Templar order in the year 1118. So what they do in their first ten years? Well, the answer…
Read MoreA medieval view of the Knights Templar
The early history of the Knights Templar according to William of Tyre
Read MoreTemplars put on trial in the Tower of London
In 1307, the leaders of the Knights Templar were rounded up and arrested in France. Over the next five years, the wave of suppression spread across Europe and England was no exception. There’s an impressive list of Templars who were…
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