Filming with the History Channel in Templar Tomar
In August 2017, Tony McMahon filmed with History for a programme called Buried about the Knights Templar hiding their treasure in Tomar, Portugal
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Forbidden History examines the Knights Templar
Tony McMahon appeared on the TV documentary series Forbidden History to discuss the secrets of the Knights Templar with presenter Jamie Theakston
Top medieval TV series!
The top ten medieval TV series as selected by historian Tony McMahon including Pillars of the Earth and Game of Thrones even if the latter is pure fantasy
Ten places of execution in London
Ever wanted to know where people were beheaded or hanged in London then Tony McMahon is guiding you to the city’s places of execution
London plague pits – the locations!
Wherever you go in central London there are plague pits under your feet – literally thousands of skeletons of those who died in a horrific way
Was Queen Victoria a drug addict?
Tony McMahon investigates whether Queen Victoria was a drug addict. Tony McMahon talked about this in the UKTV series Private Lives of the Monarchs
Was King George really a tyrant?
King George III was characterised by the US Constitution as a tyrant but in reality he was no worse than other monarchs as Tony McMahon discovers
Princes in the Tower – Richard III the killer?
The murder of the Princes in the Tower in 1485 has traditionally been blamed on Richard III but did he kill his own nephews? Tony McMahon reports
What did Victorians think of Jack the Ripper?
Tony McMahon investigates what the Victorians really thought about Jack the Ripper and makes some surprising findings about contemporary reactions