Graves belonging to members of the Knights Templar – a mysterious holy militia that sprang up in the 12th century – have been uncovered at an English village church in one of the ‘most nationally important discoveries’ of its kind.
The medieval order, which had chapters across Europe, including in Britain, were known for their role in the Crusades and as one of the Middle Ages’ most powerful and wealthy religious organisations.
Historian Edward Spencer Dyas made the Da Vinci
Scientists believe they may have identified a new species of human after finding
It has been 100 years since Howard Carter found the boy king’s tomb, tucked away in an unlikely spot within the Valley of the Kings.
Before Carter and his team of local Egyptians pried open the place of rest and found Tutankhamun inside, little if anything was known about him.
His tomb was unprepossessing, and experts believe that his true burial chamber was at some point swapped with another pharaoh.
In the years after the discovery, Tutankhamun became one of
