The Knights Templar became Europe’s richest military order, building a banking empire. Arrested in 1307 and executed in 1314, their treasury vanished—fueling legends of hidden relics and secret wealth.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/greed-and-decline-treasure-knights-templar-and-their-downfall-004668In 1351, France’s Knights of the Star aligned with five cathedrals forming a hidden pentagram. Together, they spell SACRO — Latin for sacred — unlocking a forgotten code in stone.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/knights-star-0020585If you want to get away from the news and politics of the 21st century just for a while, why not try escaping to the 13th century instead? I write mysteries set in the English Middle Ages. Try one. You might like it.
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Elaine of Astolat — the Lady of Shalott — loved Sir Lancelot hopelessly, died of heartbreak, and floated down to Camelot in a boat, leaving behind a tragic message of unrequited love.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/arthurian-tale-elaine-astolat-lady-shalott-003151A rare 13th‑century Christian manuscript bound in seal skin, hidden for generations on a Norwegian farm, has emerged as possibly Norway’s oldest book, revealing early medieval religious life.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-book-norway-00102289?utm_source=chatgpt.comEver imagined medieval London as a hub of books, printers & ideas?
@tonihistorian takes us inside the bustling book trade around St Paul’s, and introduces her new Sebastian Foxley mystery, The Colour of Darkness!
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Inside the Book Trade of Late Medieval London - Guest Post by Toni Mount - The Anne Boleyn Files
A warm welcome to historian and historical novelist Toni Mount, who's joining us today as part of the book tour for her novel, The Colour of Darkness, the thirteenth Sebastian Foxley medieval murder mystery. Toni is sharing this article on the book trade in late medieval London... When we think about medieval London, we probably imagine grimy streets, plague and maybe a knight or two clanking through the city. But tucked within the chaos was a quiet revolution – one involving paper, ink and a growing thirst for knowledge. By the late 1400s, the book trade in London wasn’t just alive; it was thriving. And at the heart of it all stood St Paul’s Cathedral – not just a place of worship, but a book-fest for the city’s literate elite. To put this in context, the printing press arrived in England when William Caxton famously set up the first one at Westminster in 1476 and the world of books was changing fast. Previously, books were hand-copied by scribes – as at the fictional Seb Foxley’s workshop in Paternoster Row, just north of St Paul’s, in my latest novel, The Colour of Darkness. Writing every page by hand meant they were expensive and slow to produce. But then came the printing press – a real game-changer.
Medieval sailors feared the Hafgufa — a massive sea monster swallowing ships and fish whole. Centuries later, scientists discovered its truth: it was a whale using a terrifying hunting trick.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-mysterious-phenomena/hafgufa-sea-monster-0018003Join me as I chat with bestselling author Toni Mount about The Colour of Darkness, book 13 in her Seb Foxley Medieval Mystery series! We talk crime, craft, and 15th-century London.
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Darkness and a sweltering London gripped by plague - Claire Interviews Author Toni Mount - The Tudor Society
In my latest YouTube video, I've interviewed bestselling author and historian Toni Mount to celebrate the release of The Colour of Darkness — book 13 in the gripping Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery series. Toni takes us behind the scenes of her writing process, research into 15th-century London, and the creation of her beloved protagonist, artist and reluctant sleuth Seb Foxley.
Join author Toni Mount for the launch of her new Sebastian Foxley medieval mystery, The Colour of Darkness, in Sandwich, Kent on 26 July! Don’t miss it!
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https://bit.ly/4lBLsEz#ToniMount #HistoricalFiction #BookLaunch #MedievalMysteryToni Mount Book Launch - Sandwich, Kent - The Tudor Society
Set in medieval London, written by Toni Mount from Gravesend Kent, and featuring fascinating characters, including a cross-dressing male prostitute based on a real 14th century sex-worker; this new murder mystery will be launched at Sandwich Medieval Centre on 26th July. The Colour of Darkness is the thirteenth instalment in the atmospheric Sebastian Foxley series of medieval murder mysteries. These well-researched and well-loved books are based on thorough historic research of London in the 14th and 15th centuries, and readers comment on the detailed historic basis of the stories, many of which actually happened, (but maybe at different times or to different people). The book launch will be at 12 midday on Saturday 26th July and will be hosted by The Sandwich Medieval Centre, The Quay, Sandwich Kent CT13 9EN.
Researchers have cracked the 800-year-old mystery of the lost Song of Wade legend! 🏰📜 Instead of supernatural monsters, it’s about wolves and sea-snakes—bringing new meaning to medieval lore. Dive into the discovery:
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The 800-Year-Old Mystery of a Lost Medieval Legend Is Solved, Researchers Say
The Song of Wade was a popular legend that survives in only one enigmatic text. Now, researchers think they have solved a longstanding puzzle about its meaning.
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Claire Ridgway
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