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Women heretics at the time of the Knights Templar
Women are often seen as playing a passive role in great political and religious movements – but nothing could be further from the truth – even in the Middle Ages! Because it was some very powerful and resourceful females who…
Read MoreWhat was in the Knight Templar rule book?
Templar expert Tony McMahon reveals the Rule book of the Knights Templar and how it covered everything from eating to praying
Read MoreTough being a woman in the Middle Ages
In her excellent book Medieval Women – Oxford University research fellow Henrietta Leyser uncovers some astonishing nonsense that people believed about women in the medieval period. She also finds that women could exercise real power and influence but they really…
Read MoreDid women fight in the Crusades?
It’s a subject that has vexed historians and history buffs – did women fight in the crusades? There are strong claims that they did. But what role did they actually play? Saracen claim of women on crusade The Saracen chronicler…
Read MoreWere women allowed to join the Templars?
If women were allowed to join the Knights Templar – it remains a mystery what role they played in the order
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