The Abolitionist who owned a thousand slaves
John Coakley Lettsom was a doctor and noted abolitionist – or opponent of slavery – who accidentally ended up owning about a thousand slaves
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Ancient bog body murder mystery
Bog bodies are the well preserved remains of sacrificial victims placed in peat bogs by our ancestors
2019 – a busy year for me on history TV programmes!
Tony McMahon calls himself the bearded historian and appears on history TV programmes making the subject fun and accessible to global audiences
Knightfall – room for improvement in season 2!
Season one of Knightfall was a ratings success but it needs to improve significantly in season two when Mark Hamill joins
Buried: Templar treasure quest on History
Tony McMahon joins the History Channel’s documentary series Buried to investigate the Knights Templar filming in the Portuguese Templar stronghold of Tomar
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