The Avignon Papacy
The Avignon Papacy For nearly a thousand years, the identity of the Pope was inseparable from the city of Rome. The “Eternal City” was the
5 March 2026
Pope Clement V: Founder of the Avignon Papacy
Pope Clement V Pope Clement V (1260–1314), born Bertrand de Got, presided over one of the most consequential turning points in medieval papal history: the
26 February 2026
Jedi Knight turns Templar Knight, Mark Hamill joins Knightfall
Knightfall premiered on the HISTORY channel in December 2017 and recounts the history and myth of the Knights Templar. Knightfall stars Tom Cullen as the
1 February 2019
Mark Hamill joins Knightfall
History renewed Knightfall for Season 2 and announced that Mark Hamill will be joining the cast! Mark Hamill plays “Talus,” a “battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran
23 October 2018
Knightfall is coming to HISTORY
The HISTORY Channel picked up Knightfall in January 2016 and ordered 10 episodes straight to series. Knightfall is a scripted series following the raise, fall
19 September 2017
MAP#51: Jacques de Molay and The Knights Templar
Jacques de Molay the 23rd and final Grand Master of The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, better know as The
19 March 2014
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