Dan Snow and Dan Jones Discuss 'The Coolest Man in Medieval History'

The Knight's Templar were a religious military order founded in 1119 and recognised by a papal bull in 1139. The order became one of the most powerful organisations in medieval Christendom, and a large supranational administrative network set up a complex financial system which was an early form of banking.

Here medieval historian Dan Jones takes Dan Snow through the Temple Church near Fleet Street in London, explaining how the order functioned and the involvement of one of medieval England's most famous knights.

They also agree that William Marshal, buried in Temple Church after joining the order on his deathbed, was probably the 'coolest man in medieval history'.

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[richardkrilljr.]

I’d absolutely love to sit down and just listen to an endless conversation between these two brilliant guys.

[mancunianeva]

Dan Jones books on the crusades are fascinating. He has the uncanny ability to be able to turn a very complicated history with many facets into an understandable narrative

[davidgiles]

I was at the Temple when it opened one day. I went inside and for five precious minutes I had it completely to myself. Very, very cool experience.

[andrewcbartlett]

Templars, Hospitallers, The Teutonic Knights, Sword Brothers of Livonia, The Order of St. Lazarus, The Knights who say "Ni"

[tigerfight]

I love how Dan Jones looks like a total lad but is a great historical writer

[peglegpeete]

Thank you. There is never enough of either Dan's work available to us viewers in the USA.

[catherineloxton]

Thank you for showing Jones and Snow together as it is easy to get them mixed up. Snow is a very tall guy, which TV presenter, Jones, handles professionally enough on a one-to-one ... can't get enough of William Marshall's tales of chivalry, nor of his fairy-tale integration marrying Ireland ...

[NijimaSan]

When I was a kid and getting into medieval history, the name that kept popping up and got my notice was William Marshall. He was an absolute badass for virtually his entire life.

[LilianaVelascoAriza]

After watching endless history clips I've come to be Dan's biggest fan! He makes everything so easy to understand, interesting, detailed enough to keep me at least glued to all his series! Thank you!

[Desmond]

Dan Jones & Dan Snow together to talk history.
We're lucky Dan Carlin wasn't there or the amount of Dans would have tear the fabric of space and time apart...

[janeoxley]

Love the history of England, especially medieval history.

[kingmaker]

These guys need their own show... like battlefield Britain was with dan and his legendary dad. Going around England to castles.. and battlefields. It would be amazing. We are blessed with such a amazing history on this island... and these heroes bring it to the masses. They need a show. Road dripping about England... having a beer and a chin wag 👍. It would be a top seller !!!.

[katescrimgeour]

I have one thing to say: More Dan Jones and Dan Snow conversations!

[jarlborg]

After one tournament, William Marshall's helmet was so bashed up that the only way he could remove it was to put his head on an anvil while a blacksmith hammered it back into shape. How cool is that.

[galahaddayne]

The legend himself Dan Jones and the greatest knight to have ever lived William the Marshal. Do I sense another book coming about William Marshal?

[bladehoner]

William Marshall is my 23 great grandfather and I'm reading a book about him right now.

[ageingviking]

Dan and Dan are my two favorite historians .

[glenriches]

I did a stained glass replacement effigy for William Marshall in a phonebox on the embankment near temple. His story really struck me.

[Andaer]

This makes me happy, the two of you working together

[shirleymental]

I used to love Simon Templar. He was a saint.