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Victorians chasing the Knights Templar

Victorians chasing the Knights Templar

Looking for evidence of the knights digging tunnels under Jerusalem

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Tony McMahon
Apr 01, 2022
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Greetings to Gold Level Templar Knight subscribers. The 19th century saw a revival of interest in the Knights Templar with them featuring in novels either as heroes or villains. It also led to some Victorian chaps digging around Jerusalem to see if they could find solid evidence that the knights had been excavating for biblical treasure. Read on!

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