An extraordinary discovery was made when a 700-year-old Knights Templar cave was found beneath a farmer’s field in Shropshire, England, in a complex known as the Caynton Caves network. The Knights ...

The Knights Templar, a legendary monastic military order forged in the fires of the Crusades, continue to enthrall 21st-century audiences. From the time of their founding in 1119 C.E. to their ...

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has claimed allegiance to the Knights Templar, which he described as a secret society created to carry out a crusade against Islam in Europe. Several ...

A team of archaeologists have achieved their dream of unearthing the legendary hidden tunnels of the ancient warrior monks of the Knights Templar. Described as "the stuff of childhood dreams", ...

The famous Catholic military order boasted numbers of up to 20,000 members at its peak and was active for almost 200 years until its sudden demise. Between the 12th and 13th century, the Templars were ...

Stunning 800-year-old carvings inside a Knights Templar cave are being destroyed by water damage. Historic England has added the Royston Cave in Hertfordshire to its Risk Register because of holes ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE heirs of the Knights Templar have launched a legal battle in Spain to force the Pope to restore the reputation of the order, which ...

The Knights Templar was an order of devout Christians founded in Jerusalem somewhere between 1118 and 1119 AD. This was after the First Crusade, a series of religious wars initiated and supported by ...

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