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This may be of interest. As a break from the stories usually dominating the current news cycle, ‘Christian Today’ commissioned me to write a short piece on the Knights Templar and their legacy in later imaginations & conspiracy theories. #history
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The Knights Templar: history, myth, conspiracy
This crusading Christian military order – famous for its red cross on white mantle – has become emblematic of the turbulent and controversial crusading period of history and, in a strange afterlife, h...
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October 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This may be of interest. As a break from the stories usually dominating the current news cycle, ‘Christian Today’ commissioned me to write a short piece on the Knights Templar and their legacy in later imaginations & conspiracy theories. #history
www.christiantoday.com/news/the-kni...
www.christiantoday.com/news/the-kni...
On Premier Christian Radio today (Friday) at 7.15am doing my News Review. A quick survey of Trump’s state visit, the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa now fully functioning (which includes some geopolitical complications), and a very spikey dinosaur!
September 19, 2025 at 5:58 AM
On Premier Christian Radio today (Friday) at 7.15am doing my News Review. A quick survey of Trump’s state visit, the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa now fully functioning (which includes some geopolitical complications), and a very spikey dinosaur!
Just finished discussing the Trump state visit on BBC Radio Wiltshire. Here is a clip from my conversation about it yesterday on GBNEWS and posted on X (aka Twitter): x.com/gbnews/statu...
GB News on X: "‘This is the full bells and whistles!' Historian Martyn Whittock explains why Trump’s second UK state visit is so significant - with 1,300 troops, 120 cavalry, and full Royal honours. ‘We punch above our weight with this kind of grandeur, and Trump loves it.’ https://t.co/YZ12sMSwCH" / X
‘This is the full bells and whistles!' Historian Martyn Whittock explains why Trump’s second UK state visit is so significant - with 1,300 troops, 120 cavalry, and full Royal honours. ‘We punch above our weight with this kind of grandeur, and Trump loves it.’ https://t.co/YZ12sMSwCH
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September 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Just finished discussing the Trump state visit on BBC Radio Wiltshire. Here is a clip from my conversation about it yesterday on GBNEWS and posted on X (aka Twitter): x.com/gbnews/statu...
After yesterdays events in London, and ongoing debate on what it means to be ‘English,’ the origins of the label in the 7th-century Christian conversion (and its ethnic complexity) is the subject of my latest column for ‘Christian Today’ and leads this Sunday. www.christiantoday.com/news/the-chr...
The Christian conversion and the invention of the English
The Church played an important role in the origin of ‘Englishness’.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After yesterdays events in London, and ongoing debate on what it means to be ‘English,’ the origins of the label in the 7th-century Christian conversion (and its ethnic complexity) is the subject of my latest column for ‘Christian Today’ and leads this Sunday. www.christiantoday.com/news/the-chr...
On Premier Christian Radio this morning (Tuesday) at 7.10am to do my News Review. Today it’s student visas, concerns about the Bayeux Tapestry & a bright orange shark! More coming about these items soon!
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
On Premier Christian Radio this morning (Tuesday) at 7.10am to do my News Review. Today it’s student visas, concerns about the Bayeux Tapestry & a bright orange shark! More coming about these items soon!
For anyone who would like to hear/see my recent lecture to Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, on ‘Vikings in the East. From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin - the Origins of a Contested Legacy in Russia and Ukraine.’ #Ukraine #Russia #History #Putin
youtu.be/Y3ZHfAx_lx0?si
youtu.be/Y3ZHfAx_lx0?si
From Vladimir “the Great” to Vladimir Putin
YouTube video by Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
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August 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
For anyone who would like to hear/see my recent lecture to Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, on ‘Vikings in the East. From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin - the Origins of a Contested Legacy in Russia and Ukraine.’ #Ukraine #Russia #History #Putin
youtu.be/Y3ZHfAx_lx0?si
youtu.be/Y3ZHfAx_lx0?si
I think roses are such beautiful flowers. And these are so cheerful!
August 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I think roses are such beautiful flowers. And these are so cheerful!
On Premier Christian Radio at 8.20am today (Tuesday) discussing implications of the latest developments regarding Ukraine. What might ‘security guarantees’ look like? The human cost of Trump’s abandonment of previous ceasefire demands. What ‘territorial changes’ really mean
August 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
On Premier Christian Radio at 8.20am today (Tuesday) discussing implications of the latest developments regarding Ukraine. What might ‘security guarantees’ look like? The human cost of Trump’s abandonment of previous ceasefire demands. What ‘territorial changes’ really mean
Just finished on TalkTV, discussing the outcome of the recent Alaska summit and the ongoing discussions today between Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders in Washington.
August 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Just finished on TalkTV, discussing the outcome of the recent Alaska summit and the ongoing discussions today between Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders in Washington.
Five years ago today…
August 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Five years ago today…
Enjoyed a visit to ‘The Newt,’ in Somerset. Although ‘The Newt’ has a rather odd name, the gardens, exhibitions and facilities are excellent. And the reconstructed #Roman villa (based on an actual villa excavated on the site) is very impressive indeed.
August 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Enjoyed a visit to ‘The Newt,’ in Somerset. Although ‘The Newt’ has a rather odd name, the gardens, exhibitions and facilities are excellent. And the reconstructed #Roman villa (based on an actual villa excavated on the site) is very impressive indeed.
On Premier Christian Radio tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7.30am, taking part in a discussion on the morality of displaying human remains in museums.
August 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
On Premier Christian Radio tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7.30am, taking part in a discussion on the morality of displaying human remains in museums.
Lacock, Wiltshire.
August 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Lacock, Wiltshire.
Visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, situated about 2 minutes off the M1. It included a ceramic exhibition by Felicity Aylieff.
August 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, situated about 2 minutes off the M1. It included a ceramic exhibition by Felicity Aylieff.
Doing a Bible Study in the Peak District!
“Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” NIV.
“Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” NIV.
August 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Doing a Bible Study in the Peak District!
“Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” NIV.
“Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” NIV.
A view in the White Peak of the Peak District, above Calver.
August 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
A view in the White Peak of the Peak District, above Calver.
Just completed an interview with Dave Piper for TWR, on the significance of the visit of US envoy Witkoff to Russia this week and the current state of US-Russian relations and the war in Ukraine. On TWR’s noon news tomorrow (Wednesday).
August 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just completed an interview with Dave Piper for TWR, on the significance of the visit of US envoy Witkoff to Russia this week and the current state of US-Russian relations and the war in Ukraine. On TWR’s noon news tomorrow (Wednesday).
Just finished a conversation with Giles Brown, live on ‘Talk Radio Europe,’ on the subject of ‘American Vikings.’
Dramatic medieval sagas, westward Norse pioneers from Greenland to North America around the year 1000 - now supported by archaeology on Newfoundland (and the
Dramatic medieval sagas, westward Norse pioneers from Greenland to North America around the year 1000 - now supported by archaeology on Newfoundland (and the
August 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Just finished a conversation with Giles Brown, live on ‘Talk Radio Europe,’ on the subject of ‘American Vikings.’
Dramatic medieval sagas, westward Norse pioneers from Greenland to North America around the year 1000 - now supported by archaeology on Newfoundland (and the
Dramatic medieval sagas, westward Norse pioneers from Greenland to North America around the year 1000 - now supported by archaeology on Newfoundland (and the
Very pleased with the new ‘Bug Hotel.’ Only £15 from a craft fair visited in Arundel, Sussex. Hope the bugs like it.
July 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Very pleased with the new ‘Bug Hotel.’ Only £15 from a craft fair visited in Arundel, Sussex. Hope the bugs like it.
Just finished recording a conversation on Riverside, with James Osborne from 'BBC History Magazine/HistoryExtra.'
Can't wait to share it with you all, stay tuned.
Can't wait to share it with you all, stay tuned.
July 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Just finished recording a conversation on Riverside, with James Osborne from 'BBC History Magazine/HistoryExtra.'
Can't wait to share it with you all, stay tuned.
Can't wait to share it with you all, stay tuned.
Discussing #US weapons to #Ukraine with James Maidment-Fullard of TWR. #UkraineRussiaWar
youtu.be/7SC0lExKiuA?...
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US weapons to Ukraine: Martyn Whittock talks to TWR-UK about this major announcement.
YouTube video by TWR-UK
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July 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Discussing #US weapons to #Ukraine with James Maidment-Fullard of TWR. #UkraineRussiaWar
youtu.be/7SC0lExKiuA?...
youtu.be/7SC0lExKiuA?...
Picking wild blackberries in the middle of July! When I was a child, this was a September activity.
July 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Picking wild blackberries in the middle of July! When I was a child, this was a September activity.
A simple tasty favourite: ham, egg & chips.
July 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A simple tasty favourite: ham, egg & chips.
Live on LBC, with Rachel Johnson, just after 9.30pm this evening. To discuss UK plans for President Trump’s state visit to the UK in September.
July 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Live on LBC, with Rachel Johnson, just after 9.30pm this evening. To discuss UK plans for President Trump’s state visit to the UK in September.