1 00:00:03,037 --> 00:00:05,304 I think everybody's heard of the knights templar, 2 00:00:05,306 --> 00:00:06,538 But how much of it is true? 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:07,940 How powerful were they? 4 00:00:10,845 --> 00:00:12,644 Well, they are extraordinarily wealthy. 5 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:15,047 -If you want a legend then you want treasure. -Sure. 6 00:00:15,049 --> 00:00:17,116 -Right. Sure. -And that's enough to start the stories. 7 00:00:19,687 --> 00:00:21,920 There were terrible rituals. 8 00:00:21,922 --> 00:00:25,224 [josh] and where do we get this ide that they held the holy grai 9 00:00:28,596 --> 00:00:30,929 This wasn't a ragtag group of knights. 10 00:00:30,931 --> 00:00:33,599 No, these guys were very highly organized, very well trained. 11 00:00:33,601 --> 00:00:34,933 Okay, headed down. 12 00:00:36,604 --> 00:00:37,736 Got something different here. 13 00:00:41,942 --> 00:00:43,942 [david] there is no doubt in my mind at all 14 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:45,110 That there is something hidden here, 15 00:00:45,112 --> 00:00:47,012 And I've got the evidence to prove it. 16 00:00:47,014 --> 00:00:49,148 Okay, here we go. Fire in the hole. 17 00:00:49,150 --> 00:00:50,949 Oh, there's a void here. Come here. Look, look, look. 18 00:00:53,521 --> 00:00:56,355 Wait, is this a skull? Oh, my word. 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,934 The order of the knights templar. 20 00:01:08,936 --> 00:01:11,303 Born out of the crusades in the 12th century, 21 00:01:11,305 --> 00:01:12,938 It was one of the most powerful 22 00:01:13,007 --> 00:01:16,041 And secretive organizations on earth. 23 00:01:16,043 --> 00:01:19,044 Founded to protect pilgrims travelling to the holy land 24 00:01:19,046 --> 00:01:24,783 The templars grew to become europe's largest standing army since the roman empire, 25 00:01:24,785 --> 00:01:28,787 Accumulating unfathomable wealth. 26 00:01:28,789 --> 00:01:34,093 But suddenly in 1312, the order was accused of heresy and disbanded. 27 00:01:34,095 --> 00:01:37,963 Its members were arrested and its leaders burned at the stake. 28 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:42,534 To this day, myths and conspiracy theories 29 00:01:42,636 --> 00:01:45,337 Have shrouded the templar's true history. 30 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:50,042 So who were they really? What happened to their legendary treasury? 31 00:01:50,111 --> 00:01:52,044 And is there any basis for the rumor 32 00:01:52,113 --> 00:01:54,947 That they held the greatest relic in christendom, 33 00:01:54,949 --> 00:01:56,315 The holy grail? 34 00:01:58,018 --> 00:02:01,520 Archaeologists, religious zealots, indiana jones, 35 00:02:01,522 --> 00:02:03,322 All have searched the world over 36 00:02:03,324 --> 00:02:05,724 For proof of the templar treasure. 37 00:02:05,726 --> 00:02:08,627 Other than indy, all have come up empty. 38 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:10,429 But they may be about to change. 39 00:02:11,432 --> 00:02:13,398 In a crumbling manor house in England, 40 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:18,237 A newly discovered underground passage may lead to templar riches. 41 00:02:18,305 --> 00:02:21,507 And in poland, an archaeologist is investigating 42 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:24,343 A sealed tower in a templar church 43 00:02:24,411 --> 00:02:29,715 That may unlock the secrets of the order's meteoric ris and dramatic fall. 44 00:02:30,718 --> 00:02:32,551 So choose wisely, 45 00:02:32,653 --> 00:02:37,222 And join me on a hunt for the truth behind the knights templar. 46 00:02:41,929 --> 00:02:43,495 [josh] my name is josh gates... 47 00:02:43,497 --> 00:02:45,130 -Hello. -[crowd cheering] 48 00:02:45,132 --> 00:02:47,733 [josh] explorer, adventurer. 49 00:02:47,801 --> 00:02:48,700 Amazing. 50 00:02:48,702 --> 00:02:49,701 Help. 51 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:51,136 [josh] and a guy who ends u 52 00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:52,738 In some very strange situations. 53 00:02:52,839 --> 00:02:54,940 Oh, [bleep]. [sighs in relief] that was exciting. 54 00:02:54,942 --> 00:02:56,808 [josh] with a degree in archaeolog 55 00:02:56,810 --> 00:02:58,410 And a passion for the unexplained... 56 00:02:58,412 --> 00:02:59,578 [shouting] yeah. 57 00:02:59,580 --> 00:03:01,146 [josh] I travel to the ends of the earth, 58 00:03:01,248 --> 00:03:04,016 Investigating the greatest legends in history. 59 00:03:04,018 --> 00:03:05,717 Okay, let's punch it. 60 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:08,220 [josh] this is expedition unknown. 61 00:03:13,227 --> 00:03:17,930 My hunt for templar truth and treasure starts in jolly old England 62 00:03:17,932 --> 00:03:20,199 As much as I'd like to see the sights here in london 63 00:03:20,201 --> 00:03:22,234 And eat my weight in fish and chips, 64 00:03:22,336 --> 00:03:25,637 I'm on a quest to find the holy grail. 65 00:03:25,706 --> 00:03:27,606 Okay, that might be a longshot, 66 00:03:27,608 --> 00:03:31,743 But I am here to investigat the mysterious group rumored to have once held it 67 00:03:31,812 --> 00:03:33,345 To do that, 68 00:03:33,347 --> 00:03:35,214 I'm passing through one of the oldest parts of the city. 69 00:03:36,517 --> 00:03:38,417 This is temple bar gate. 70 00:03:38,419 --> 00:03:39,685 In the middle ages, 71 00:03:39,687 --> 00:03:42,721 It was the most important entrance to the city of london, 72 00:03:42,723 --> 00:03:45,424 Linking the palace of westminster to the tower of london. 73 00:03:45,426 --> 00:03:46,891 And just beyond it 74 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:49,962 Lies the former headquarters of the knights templar in England. 75 00:03:51,732 --> 00:03:54,600 Down a narrow alley, tucked away from the modern world, 76 00:03:54,602 --> 00:03:58,237 I find a circular church that looks a bit like a medieval castle. 77 00:03:59,707 --> 00:04:02,040 -I'm here to meet doctor jones. -[whip cracks] 78 00:04:02,109 --> 00:04:05,210 No, not that one. The reverend robin griffith-jones. 79 00:04:05,212 --> 00:04:06,745 He doesn't carry a bullwhip 80 00:04:06,814 --> 00:04:10,015 But he did write the book on the knights templar, literally. 81 00:04:11,552 --> 00:04:13,051 -Reverend. -Josh, good morning. 82 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:14,319 Hello. How very nice to see you here. 83 00:04:14,321 --> 00:04:15,454 -Welcome. -Very nice to meet you. 84 00:04:15,555 --> 00:04:16,655 Welcome to the temple church. 85 00:04:16,657 --> 00:04:18,523 -[josh] I mean, breathtaking. -Isn't it just? 86 00:04:18,525 --> 00:04:20,225 [robin] on a morning like this isn't it gorgeous? 87 00:04:20,227 --> 00:04:22,160 -Absolutely wonderful. -It's incredible. 88 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,501 I want to make sure I get your title correct. It's a very specific title. 89 00:04:29,503 --> 00:04:31,103 I hope you get it right too. [chuckles] 90 00:04:31,105 --> 00:04:32,137 You are... 91 00:04:32,139 --> 00:04:35,140 The reverend and valiant master of the temple. 92 00:04:35,209 --> 00:04:36,842 Does that come with a sword and a shield? 93 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:39,344 [laughs] well, it did 800 years ago it did. 94 00:04:39,446 --> 00:04:42,047 It now just has a clerical collar. You know, same difference. 95 00:04:42,149 --> 00:04:43,481 -Same difference, exactly. -Exactly, yeah. 96 00:04:43,517 --> 00:04:46,952 So, I think everybody's heard of the knights templar, right? 97 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:50,455 -True. -But I think people know them from indiana jones, 98 00:04:50,524 --> 00:04:53,659 And the da vinci code, and conspiracy stories. 99 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,528 I think if you really pressed somebody and said, "who were they?" 100 00:04:56,530 --> 00:04:57,929 That they wouldn't really know. 101 00:04:57,931 --> 00:04:59,364 What's the real story? 102 00:04:59,366 --> 00:05:02,701 Well, it starts in the 1099, when the christians take jerusalem 103 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:05,804 For the first time in hundreds of years. 104 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:09,107 [josh] the center of the christian world had been under muslim contro 105 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:13,111 That is until the first crusade recaptured the holy city. 106 00:05:13,113 --> 00:05:15,213 It becomes a pilgrimage destination, 107 00:05:15,215 --> 00:05:19,117 But the journey from europe is long, perilous, and expensive. 108 00:05:19,119 --> 00:05:21,520 Ambush attacks and robberies are common. 109 00:05:21,522 --> 00:05:24,656 And from this problem a solution is born. 110 00:05:24,725 --> 00:05:30,429 1119, thereabouts, a group of nine french soldiers, knights, 111 00:05:30,431 --> 00:05:32,464 Go to the king of jerusalem and say, 112 00:05:32,566 --> 00:05:36,101 "we would like to form an order of monks, 113 00:05:36,103 --> 00:05:38,337 And we will also be warriors. 114 00:05:38,438 --> 00:05:41,506 We will protect pilgrims." 115 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:43,208 So this is a kind of funny marriage, right? 116 00:05:43,210 --> 00:05:45,310 It's a very funny marriage indeed, 117 00:05:45,312 --> 00:05:46,678 And to be really honest, 118 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,814 The first few years nobody knew what to make of them. 119 00:05:48,816 --> 00:05:53,652 -I mean, it's really wrong. Monks pray, soldiers kill. -Right. 120 00:05:53,721 --> 00:05:57,055 [josh] but this medieval collectiv did both jobs very well, 121 00:05:57,057 --> 00:05:58,824 Especially the killing part 122 00:05:58,826 --> 00:06:02,027 Their fighting skills became legendary. 123 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:04,463 And to make yet another george lucas reference, 124 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:06,698 The original outline for star wars 125 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:10,736 Called the pious lightsaber-wielding warrior jedi templar, 126 00:06:10,804 --> 00:06:13,538 Which was of course later changed to jedi knight 127 00:06:15,042 --> 00:06:19,311 At their height, the templars build how many fortresses, 128 00:06:19,313 --> 00:06:21,046 How many churches around europe 129 00:06:21,048 --> 00:06:23,915 -And the holy land? -Oh, well, there are hundreds of commandries. 130 00:06:23,917 --> 00:06:28,053 Within England itself, there were 14 or 15 round churches like this. 131 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:30,722 -Only four actually survived. -Just in England? 132 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:32,457 Just in England. 133 00:06:32,526 --> 00:06:34,926 [josh] what started as an order of just nine me 134 00:06:34,928 --> 00:06:37,829 Grew into a largescale global organization 135 00:06:37,831 --> 00:06:40,198 That lasted almost two centuries. 136 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,633 Round churches like this 137 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:44,736 Were modeled after the holy sepulchre in jerusalem, 138 00:06:44,805 --> 00:06:47,339 Clever branding that connected the templars 139 00:06:47,441 --> 00:06:50,108 To the final resting place of jesus. 140 00:06:50,110 --> 00:06:54,346 And it paid off. Protecting pilgrims became big business. 141 00:06:54,415 --> 00:06:58,049 Because, of course, you really keep your pilgrims safe 142 00:06:58,051 --> 00:07:00,218 -If you keep the kingdom safe. -Yes. 143 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:03,555 This means they have to build an extraordinary system 144 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:07,659 Of endowments, land, treasure, cash. 145 00:07:07,761 --> 00:07:11,430 [josh] wealthy pilgrims regularly deposited funds with the templars 146 00:07:11,432 --> 00:07:13,799 At the beginning of their journey to the holy land 147 00:07:13,801 --> 00:07:15,901 In exchange for a promissory note, 148 00:07:15,903 --> 00:07:20,038 And then collected cash as needed at outposts along the way. 149 00:07:20,140 --> 00:07:22,741 The feudal equivalent of traveler's checks. 150 00:07:22,843 --> 00:07:28,814 This makes them far more than just protectors of pilgrims in the holy land. 151 00:07:28,816 --> 00:07:33,952 They become essential to europe's diplomatic, and political, 152 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:36,021 And financial life. 153 00:07:36,023 --> 00:07:39,257 [josh] the templars became a transnational corporation 154 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:42,961 And tax-free donations from kingdoms and wealthy patrons 155 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:47,732 Made them richer than most nations today on the order of billions. 156 00:07:47,801 --> 00:07:50,035 Among their holdings, at least according the legen 157 00:07:50,103 --> 00:07:52,337 Were the treasures of solomon's temple, 158 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:55,707 Including the ark of the covenant and the holy grail. 159 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:59,110 So, for a while things are going great 160 00:07:59,112 --> 00:08:00,479 -For the templars. -They are. More than. 161 00:08:00,481 --> 00:08:04,516 More than, right? And the nerve center of all of it, for them, 162 00:08:04,518 --> 00:08:06,151 -Is jerusalem. -Yes. 163 00:08:06,220 --> 00:08:07,319 And then what happens there? 164 00:08:08,422 --> 00:08:10,689 Well, the real crisis point is 1291, 165 00:08:10,691 --> 00:08:15,961 When the last foothold of the christian presence in the holy land is over. 166 00:08:18,165 --> 00:08:20,632 [josh] the holy land falls back into muslim hands 167 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:23,935 And the templars find themselves without a mission. 168 00:08:23,937 --> 00:08:26,738 Yet they remain very wealth and very powerful, 169 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:29,608 And this rubs many the wrong way. 170 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:33,211 Who, ultimately, is the one who's gonna twist the knife in them? 171 00:08:33,213 --> 00:08:35,213 Philip the fair, king of France. 172 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:36,815 [josh] deeply in debt to the templa 173 00:08:36,817 --> 00:08:40,418 And unnerved by their military might and religious authority, 174 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:44,756 King philip goes on the atta the old fashioned way, by starting rumors. 175 00:08:44,825 --> 00:08:48,159 Rumors that the secret initiation ceremonies of the templar 176 00:08:48,228 --> 00:08:50,228 Were steeped in heresy. 177 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:54,933 In 1307, there were these charges that at the initiation ceremonies 178 00:08:55,035 --> 00:09:01,206 There were terrible rituals denying christ, urinating on the cross. 179 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:02,941 I mean, the list goes on. 180 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,243 Most of this is clearly malarky, 181 00:09:05,345 --> 00:09:09,014 -But there was no way of disproving the charges. -Right. 182 00:09:09,016 --> 00:09:10,615 [josh] tortured into false confessions, 183 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:13,251 Many templar were burned at the stake. 184 00:09:13,353 --> 00:09:16,187 The order was disbanded and exiled. 185 00:09:16,189 --> 00:09:20,058 In one fell swoop, the knights templar were no more. 186 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:22,227 But what happened to all of their wealth? 187 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:25,564 All of this business about templar treasure, 188 00:09:25,632 --> 00:09:28,199 And all of the hoards of things they had, 189 00:09:28,201 --> 00:09:30,001 And relics from the holy land, 190 00:09:30,003 --> 00:09:31,903 I mean, where do we get this idea 191 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:34,039 That these things are still out there? 192 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:36,041 -They were genuinely wealthy, -right. 193 00:09:36,043 --> 00:09:37,075 But there is one story that, 194 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,110 On the night before the arrest, 195 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:42,314 12 knights templar were seen leaving paris with some treasure. 196 00:09:42,316 --> 00:09:45,350 -And they got onto 18 ships and... -Vanished. 197 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:47,218 -Complete vanished. -Dot, dot, dot. 198 00:09:47,220 --> 00:09:48,653 Absolutely dot, dot, dot. 199 00:09:48,722 --> 00:09:50,422 [josh] this unfinished story 200 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:54,059 That a group of templar knights escaped by sea with treasure 201 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,361 Has fueled centuries of theories. 202 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:57,996 I thank doctor jones 203 00:09:57,998 --> 00:10:01,399 And take to the english countryside to connect the dots. 204 00:10:01,401 --> 00:10:03,535 My trusty steed for this journey 205 00:10:03,637 --> 00:10:06,638 Is a very british triumph scrambler. 206 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:10,508 And just like the templars, this steel horse can go wherever it wants 207 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,411 Which makes me one very happy pilgrim. 208 00:10:15,716 --> 00:10:17,315 [josh] researchers tracing the fleet 209 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:19,718 Of escaping templar ships that left France 210 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,854 Have focused on England as a probable destination. 211 00:10:22,923 --> 00:10:25,123 But where exactly? 212 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:28,326 Well, to find out I'm motoring two hours north of london 213 00:10:28,328 --> 00:10:31,363 To a historic town where a hunt for templar treasure 214 00:10:31,431 --> 00:10:32,430 Is underway. 215 00:10:36,103 --> 00:10:37,302 Woo. 216 00:10:42,109 --> 00:10:44,409 [josh] welcome to burton upon trent. 217 00:10:44,411 --> 00:10:47,212 This was once the beer brewing capital of the world 218 00:10:47,214 --> 00:10:49,614 Thanks to the monks at nearby burton abbey 219 00:10:49,616 --> 00:10:52,317 Who started brewing in the 11th century. 220 00:10:52,319 --> 00:10:57,022 The abbey is long gone, but the monks controlled another property in the area 221 00:10:57,024 --> 00:10:59,557 One with direct ties to the knights templar. 222 00:11:00,961 --> 00:11:04,429 This is sinai park house, once a grand manor. 223 00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:07,632 Today, it's undergoing major restoration. 224 00:11:07,734 --> 00:11:10,301 I'm here to meet with the property's caretake kate murphy, 225 00:11:10,303 --> 00:11:12,804 And lawyer and historian david adkins. 226 00:11:13,507 --> 00:11:14,806 -Hi, josh. -I'm josh. Kate? 227 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:16,541 -Yeah, absolutely. Hi, and good to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 228 00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:17,475 -David? -Nice to meet you. 229 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:18,743 Pleasure to meet you. 230 00:11:18,745 --> 00:11:21,112 Okay, let's start with the elephant in the room here. 231 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:26,718 -I can't help but notice it needs a little work. -[kate chuckles] 232 00:11:27,454 --> 00:11:28,720 Just a little bit of a doer-upper 233 00:11:28,722 --> 00:11:29,754 As they would say. 234 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:32,524 [laughing] so, david, you're the historian here. 235 00:11:32,526 --> 00:11:33,658 Take me through some history. 236 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,326 How old is this property? 237 00:11:35,328 --> 00:11:38,063 What's the timeline of this place? 238 00:11:38,065 --> 00:11:39,431 The first house to be built here 239 00:11:39,433 --> 00:11:42,000 Was a manor house in around 1066, 240 00:11:42,002 --> 00:11:43,535 Just after the norman conquest. 241 00:11:43,636 --> 00:11:46,438 And the only other property that's comparable is burton abbey, 242 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:49,841 Another stone building about two miles in that direction. 243 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:52,010 Right, there was a big, powerful abbey here, yes? 244 00:11:52,012 --> 00:11:54,946 Massively powerful. It was the most powerful abbey in central England. 245 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:59,517 And the templar connection with burton and sinai starts after 1307. 246 00:11:59,519 --> 00:12:04,222 The french king was determined to get rid of the templars, to break the templar power. 247 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:05,790 So they were driven from paris, 248 00:12:05,792 --> 00:12:09,427 And they loaded all the treasure that had come from jerusale 249 00:12:09,429 --> 00:12:11,963 Onto a ship at the port of la rochelle, 250 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:14,833 And they depart from that po and sail away into the night 251 00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:16,501 The treasure is never seen again. 252 00:12:16,503 --> 00:12:20,338 So how do we get these templars from France to burton? 253 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,208 They sailed to England because it was the nearest country they could go to 254 00:12:23,210 --> 00:12:24,542 -Away from France. -Right. 255 00:12:24,544 --> 00:12:27,112 Also, the monks of burton abbey were notoriously corrupt. 256 00:12:27,114 --> 00:12:28,913 You could buy the monks of burton abbey 257 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:31,816 -If you had money and needed a favor. -[chuckles] 258 00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:35,220 The monks of burton abbey would be the people you would turn to. 259 00:12:35,222 --> 00:12:36,254 How do we put them here? 260 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:40,425 When the templars leave paris in 1307, 261 00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:45,296 Soon after that date the monks of burton abbey take control of sinai house. 262 00:12:45,298 --> 00:12:47,365 There's long been a rumor for centuries 263 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:50,502 They have a tunnel linking sinai house to burton abbey 264 00:12:50,504 --> 00:12:52,137 Down there in the trent valley. 265 00:12:52,238 --> 00:12:53,905 Has anybody investigated that? 266 00:12:54,508 --> 00:12:56,107 Yes, in the 1880s, 267 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:59,911 A group of local professional people, doctors, and lawyers, 268 00:12:59,913 --> 00:13:03,815 And they get together and investigate what's under sinai house. 269 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:05,450 And do they find anything? 270 00:13:05,552 --> 00:13:07,619 Yes, they went into the cellar, 271 00:13:07,621 --> 00:13:10,655 They broke through a tiny archway, 272 00:13:10,757 --> 00:13:14,292 And they went underground for a quarter of a mile. 273 00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:17,162 [josh] david believes that the tunnel was used by the templars 274 00:13:17,230 --> 00:13:19,130 As a hiding place for the treasure 275 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:20,799 They smuggled out of France 276 00:13:20,801 --> 00:13:24,202 So as a historian, could those stories be true? 277 00:13:24,204 --> 00:13:26,037 Do you think there's really something hidden here? 278 00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:28,807 Absolutely. There is no doubt in my mind at all 279 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,208 That there is something hidden here 280 00:13:30,210 --> 00:13:32,310 And I've got the evidence to prove it. 281 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:33,511 So what is that evidence? 282 00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:36,214 We have a press article here. 283 00:13:36,216 --> 00:13:39,317 [josh] it says that... [reading] 284 00:13:46,193 --> 00:13:48,059 And then what? They turned back in this tunnel? 285 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:51,095 They turned back and it was never investigated again. 286 00:13:51,097 --> 00:13:53,131 Is there anything to corroborate this? 287 00:13:53,133 --> 00:13:55,033 Like, is there any physical evidence in the house 288 00:13:55,035 --> 00:13:56,201 That this actually happened? 289 00:13:56,203 --> 00:13:58,303 Yes, absolutely. There are things in sinai house 290 00:13:58,305 --> 00:14:00,205 That you absolutely must come and see. 291 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:02,507 -Please. -Follow me. 292 00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:12,517 [josh chuckling] whoa. 293 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:15,420 This is, I mean I feel like I've just stepped into a time machine. 294 00:14:15,422 --> 00:14:18,723 [kate] well, we are in the 13, 1400s here, so I guess you have. 295 00:14:18,725 --> 00:14:20,825 Okay, well, we're going down. 296 00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:29,400 Whoa. Look at this place. 297 00:14:29,402 --> 00:14:32,904 Oh, man, look at this brickwork. This is crazy. 298 00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:34,806 Oh, my word, there's something there. 299 00:14:40,247 --> 00:14:42,947 Whoa. Look at this place. 300 00:14:43,016 --> 00:14:45,617 Oh, my word, there's something there. 301 00:14:45,619 --> 00:14:48,720 [josh] I'm investigating an historic manor house in England, 302 00:14:48,722 --> 00:14:50,121 In search of a secret tunne 303 00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:53,124 Which could lead to knights templar treasure 304 00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:55,593 Welcome to sinai's medieval cellars, 305 00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:57,729 And this is the thing that we wanted to show you 306 00:14:57,731 --> 00:15:00,465 Because, clearly, there's something going on with this wall. 307 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,601 It looks like, you can see this seam here, 308 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:06,404 -It looks like something's been bricked up. -Yeah. 309 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:08,806 And what is so intriguing about it 310 00:15:08,808 --> 00:15:12,310 Is that it just fits like lock and key 311 00:15:12,312 --> 00:15:13,945 -Yeah. -With this newspaper story 312 00:15:14,014 --> 00:15:16,347 -And this account of some sort of tunnel here. -[kate] yeah. 313 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:20,919 -[both] yeah. -Can we look behind this wall? Can we try to get back there? 314 00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:24,589 As long as we don't have the building falling down then yeah, absolutely. 315 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,624 We do want to avoid the building falling on us. 316 00:15:28,295 --> 00:15:30,328 [josh] against a wall, yet undeterred, 317 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:33,164 Kate and david have arrange for mason dave shepherd 318 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:34,933 To carefully drill into the brick 319 00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:37,802 And hopefully get a look at what's behind it. 320 00:15:37,804 --> 00:15:39,704 Okay, so, what's the plan here? 321 00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:41,272 Right, first off, 322 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,041 What we're gonna do is gonna drill a hole straight the way through, 323 00:15:43,043 --> 00:15:45,944 -To try and get a camera in. -Snake camera. Yeah, okay, great. 324 00:15:46,012 --> 00:15:48,112 Once we've drilled through past the resistance, 325 00:15:48,114 --> 00:15:50,848 We'll know, get a basic idea of how thick the wall is. 326 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:52,317 Okay, shall we drill? 327 00:15:52,319 --> 00:15:53,952 -Yeah, let's do it. -Come on. 328 00:15:55,255 --> 00:15:57,755 [josh] it's time to drill, baby, drill. 329 00:15:57,824 --> 00:16:00,024 Dave starts with a small masonry bit 330 00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:02,093 So he doesn't crack the whole wall. 331 00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:03,528 Okay, here we go. Fire in the hole. 332 00:16:10,070 --> 00:16:12,904 [josh] we drill cautiously into the centuries-old morta 333 00:16:15,108 --> 00:16:16,407 Until finally... 334 00:16:16,409 --> 00:16:17,475 Oh, we're through. 335 00:16:21,414 --> 00:16:23,514 -It went through about where? -About there. 336 00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:25,717 -So two or three layers of bricks? -Yeah. 337 00:16:25,719 --> 00:16:27,952 -But then no resistance? -None at all, no. 338 00:16:27,954 --> 00:16:30,855 Okay, so there's something back there. 339 00:16:30,957 --> 00:16:34,325 [josh] we widen the hole just enough to get a look inside. 340 00:16:36,730 --> 00:16:39,630 Snake cam going in. 341 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:43,001 Okay, going through the brick here. 342 00:16:45,038 --> 00:16:47,538 This looks like a loose rock beyond the brick. 343 00:16:48,608 --> 00:16:49,807 [whispering] what's past that? 344 00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:52,410 [in normal voice] oh, oh. There's a void here. 345 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:53,711 Come here. Look, look, look. 346 00:16:54,447 --> 00:16:56,247 That's all hollow space there. 347 00:16:57,650 --> 00:16:58,950 There was something back here. 348 00:16:59,019 --> 00:17:01,219 It looks like, whatever it is, it's collapsed in, 349 00:17:01,221 --> 00:17:06,891 So possibly it was a tunnel or, you know, something that's collapsed in on itself. 350 00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:09,761 I mean, this could have been a tunnel, for sure. 351 00:17:09,829 --> 00:17:11,963 But if it was, it's totally collapsed. 352 00:17:12,065 --> 00:17:14,032 There's no way through this debris. 353 00:17:15,301 --> 00:17:18,403 I do a see a chalice sitting on a table. Is that significant? 354 00:17:18,405 --> 00:17:21,339 -Probably not. -Yeah, no, just ignore that. 355 00:17:22,809 --> 00:17:25,343 But I don't think there's a way through from this side 356 00:17:25,445 --> 00:17:27,412 Without ripping this entire thing apart, 357 00:17:27,414 --> 00:17:29,714 Which, you know, is gonna bring a lot of house down 358 00:17:29,716 --> 00:17:30,881 On top of us I think. 359 00:17:30,917 --> 00:17:33,651 -Yeah, that's probably not a good idea. -Yeah. 360 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,254 So we could try to attack it from the surface 361 00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:39,090 -And see, you know, if we can go above -mmm. 362 00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:41,559 -Yes. -To figure out where this went. 363 00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:44,362 [josh] having discovered what may be the remains of a tunnel, 364 00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:48,199 We excitedly return to the surface to search from the top down 365 00:17:48,201 --> 00:17:50,501 Kate calls in some reinforcements to help 366 00:17:50,503 --> 00:17:53,638 And, as it turns out, they're familiar faces. 367 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,706 Well, josh, there's a few folks I'd like you to meet. 368 00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,308 I believe you already know john. 369 00:17:57,310 --> 00:17:58,709 -John, good to see you again. -Josh, good to see you. 370 00:17:58,711 --> 00:17:59,910 -Norie, pleasure. -Hi, nice to see you. 371 00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:01,646 -From our boudicca investigation. -Absolutely. 372 00:18:01,747 --> 00:18:04,615 That was a very exciting day. I think there was more coins in one place 373 00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:05,482 Than I've ever seen. 374 00:18:05,484 --> 00:18:10,822 We have six, 12, 18, 24, 25 coins. 375 00:18:10,824 --> 00:18:12,256 [man] fantastic. 376 00:18:12,325 --> 00:18:14,425 And this is dee hillier, archaeologist. 377 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:15,626 -Hello. -Dee, 378 00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:16,928 -Real pleasure to meet you. -Pleasure to meet you too. 379 00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:19,330 And I see a trusty ground penetrating radar here. 380 00:18:19,332 --> 00:18:20,465 [norie] yes, definitely. 381 00:18:20,533 --> 00:18:21,732 So, okay, what's the plan for today? 382 00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:23,201 Well, it's such a historical site, 383 00:18:23,203 --> 00:18:25,703 We want to have a look around and see what there is. 384 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:27,738 We're not sure what's gonna be under the ground, 385 00:18:27,807 --> 00:18:29,907 But it would be fascinating to find out and see. 386 00:18:29,909 --> 00:18:31,609 Yeah, I mean just down in the basement 387 00:18:31,611 --> 00:18:35,513 There's clearly evidence of what, you know, an arch or door 388 00:18:35,515 --> 00:18:36,914 That must have gone somewhere. 389 00:18:36,916 --> 00:18:38,649 So I mean, anything could be down here 390 00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:40,218 -I suppose, right? I mean... -Yeah, we could have a good look 391 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:41,852 -And we can see. -Yeah. 392 00:18:43,857 --> 00:18:47,625 [josh] we start our gpr sca in an open field outside the manor, 393 00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:50,461 Following a path from the direction of the bricked up tunnel 394 00:18:50,563 --> 00:18:52,730 Toward what was once burton abbey, 395 00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:56,100 While john carefully monitors the results. 396 00:18:56,102 --> 00:18:58,302 So, this might look like a very simple machine 397 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:01,305 But in fact it's doing something pretty slick. 398 00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:04,408 The machine pulses radar signals down into the earth 399 00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:06,511 Which reflect back up to the machine. 400 00:19:06,513 --> 00:19:10,515 We'll mark any disturbances with a fla to investigate further. 401 00:19:10,517 --> 00:19:13,518 Hopefully underneath one of them will be a templar tunnel. 402 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,889 -How am I doing, dee? -Oh, brilliantly. 403 00:19:17,891 --> 00:19:20,224 -Just keep it nice and straight. -Thank you. 404 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:22,793 -I used to mow lawns as a kid, so... -Really? 405 00:19:22,795 --> 00:19:25,363 -Did you make much money? -No, and nothing's changed. 406 00:19:25,431 --> 00:19:26,664 [chuckles] 407 00:19:28,301 --> 00:19:30,902 [josh] we meticulously run the gpr up and down 408 00:19:30,904 --> 00:19:33,337 Long stretches of the proper near the house, 409 00:19:33,439 --> 00:19:35,740 Leaving a trail of flags in our wake. 410 00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:39,143 -Stop. -You got something? 411 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:42,013 -Yes. Dee, can we have a flag there, please? -Yeah. 412 00:19:44,317 --> 00:19:45,716 -Press on. -[both] okay. 413 00:19:46,319 --> 00:19:47,218 And be ready. 414 00:19:50,323 --> 00:19:52,056 -Stop. -More? 415 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:54,125 -Just back a touch. -[dee] back. 416 00:19:55,261 --> 00:19:55,960 That's it. 417 00:19:59,032 --> 00:20:00,131 Stop. 418 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,234 -Yeah, okay. Flag there, please, dee. -Yeah? 419 00:20:05,205 --> 00:20:06,103 Here we go. 420 00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:07,338 Whatever these targets are, 421 00:20:07,406 --> 00:20:09,640 -Look how evenly spaced they are. -[dee] yeah. 422 00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:11,309 About two meters apart. 423 00:20:11,311 --> 00:20:13,344 -[josh] so let's see how far this goes. -[dee] yeah, okay. 424 00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:21,519 -Stop. -[josh] it's the same thing. 425 00:20:21,521 --> 00:20:23,120 We've got, kind of, matching targets 426 00:20:23,122 --> 00:20:24,222 On either side of the driveway here. 427 00:20:24,324 --> 00:20:24,956 -Yeah, you can see. -Yeah. 428 00:20:26,459 --> 00:20:27,358 Okay, flag's in. 429 00:20:28,628 --> 00:20:30,027 Yeah, look at that. Wow, it does. 430 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:32,196 -It looks like a big ditch here. -Yeah. 431 00:20:32,198 --> 00:20:34,599 Something here is wrapped all the way around the house. 432 00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:38,302 [josh] so far, the line of flags indicates a subterranean anomaly 433 00:20:38,304 --> 00:20:40,705 In the shape of a uniform path. 434 00:20:40,707 --> 00:20:42,240 Could it be the collapsed tunnel 435 00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:44,508 Connecting to sinai park house? 436 00:20:44,510 --> 00:20:46,310 There's only one way to find out. 437 00:20:50,817 --> 00:20:52,984 We are not fooling around. 438 00:20:52,986 --> 00:20:54,952 [josh] this excavator will get the scoop 439 00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:56,721 On what lies below the surface. 440 00:20:59,826 --> 00:21:01,626 It may look like a rough process, 441 00:21:01,628 --> 00:21:05,630 But the excavator is actually delicately scraping layers of soil 442 00:21:05,632 --> 00:21:07,431 As it digs through history. 443 00:21:12,038 --> 00:21:13,037 [josh] whoa, whoa, hang on. 444 00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:14,305 I think we've broken through here. 445 00:21:15,408 --> 00:21:16,874 Wow. 446 00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:18,209 [josh] the anomaly in the so 447 00:21:18,211 --> 00:21:20,911 Turns out to be a thick layer of clay. 448 00:21:20,913 --> 00:21:23,547 Is that clay layer naturally occurring do you think, dee? 449 00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:29,320 No, I believe it was put there purposefully as puddling clay. 450 00:21:29,322 --> 00:21:31,122 And what is puddling clay exactly? 451 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:33,291 It's to make it to waterproof, to seal it essentially. 452 00:21:33,293 --> 00:21:36,727 -It's an absolute fact that in the 1200s -[dee] yes. 453 00:21:36,729 --> 00:21:38,629 There was a moat around sinai. 454 00:21:38,631 --> 00:21:40,298 -There was? -Yes, yeah. 455 00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:42,800 And so if in fact that's what we're looking at here, 456 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:46,103 This could be a moat that dates back to the templar times? 457 00:21:46,105 --> 00:21:48,406 -1,000 years or even older. -Wow. 458 00:21:48,408 --> 00:21:50,041 [josh] this isn't a templar tunnel 459 00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:52,643 But it may well be a templar-era moat 460 00:21:52,745 --> 00:21:55,012 That would have been used as a line of defense, 461 00:21:55,014 --> 00:21:58,716 And john is convinced there's even more to find below the moat. 462 00:21:58,718 --> 00:22:02,053 -Okay, so should we try to get down under it? -I believe so. 463 00:22:02,055 --> 00:22:03,754 The radar douser clearly showed 464 00:22:03,856 --> 00:22:05,890 That there was rubble at about three feet. 465 00:22:05,892 --> 00:22:07,425 All right, let's keep digging. 466 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:15,933 [josh] after just a few more scoops, 467 00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:19,136 We suddenly uncover more pieces of the story. 468 00:22:19,205 --> 00:22:20,337 Hold. Yeah, hold. 469 00:22:24,544 --> 00:22:26,944 -[dee] oh, wow. -[john] looks like a roof tile. 470 00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:28,512 [josh] and more. 471 00:22:28,514 --> 00:22:33,517 -So what is this? -It looks like terracotta, roman roof tiles. 472 00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:36,120 -[josh] how old do you think this is? -First century ad. 473 00:22:36,122 --> 00:22:37,621 -This is roman era? -Yeah. 474 00:22:37,623 --> 00:22:40,157 Wow. And that's right underneath 475 00:22:40,259 --> 00:22:42,059 -This clay layer? -[john and dee] yes. 476 00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:43,361 And there's a lot of it it looks like. 477 00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:45,329 -Yes. -Which means it was a roman defensive ditch 478 00:22:45,331 --> 00:22:46,464 And then they filled it in. 479 00:22:46,565 --> 00:22:48,599 -Later adapted into a moat. -Yes. 480 00:22:48,601 --> 00:22:50,201 It's incredible. 481 00:22:50,203 --> 00:22:53,104 [josh] what we've potentially uncovered is astounding. 482 00:22:53,106 --> 00:22:57,208 A defended roman settlement here would be an historic find, 483 00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,377 One that may explain the very existence 484 00:22:59,379 --> 00:23:02,546 Of sinai park house right here on this site, 485 00:23:02,615 --> 00:23:05,116 And it would likely have made it very attractive 486 00:23:05,118 --> 00:23:06,817 To the templar as well. 487 00:23:06,819 --> 00:23:08,552 So, based on the data, 488 00:23:09,622 --> 00:23:10,955 -This ditch -[john] yeah. 489 00:23:11,023 --> 00:23:13,724 -You think extends this way? -Yes. 490 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:16,160 And how big do you figure this is? 491 00:23:16,195 --> 00:23:18,963 I think it encircles the whole of the property. 492 00:23:18,965 --> 00:23:21,699 It's incredible. I mean, this could have been a defensive structure 493 00:23:21,701 --> 00:23:25,503 Not only for the templars but for early generations as well. 494 00:23:25,505 --> 00:23:29,407 And if that's the case, that adds to the possibility of the templars being here 495 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:31,108 With wanting to defend something. 496 00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:33,043 It just adds another layer to that story. 497 00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:34,412 Right. What are they defending? 498 00:23:34,414 --> 00:23:36,714 So they're pretty important and probably pretty valuable. 499 00:23:36,716 --> 00:23:38,516 Based on what we've seen here 500 00:23:38,518 --> 00:23:41,352 And based on the fact that that door in the cellar goes somewhere, 501 00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:44,522 I'd say there's a lot more searching to be done here at sinai house. 502 00:23:44,524 --> 00:23:45,956 I think that's very right. 503 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:47,958 Well, I'll be back in six months. 504 00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:49,126 Please have it all dug up. 505 00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:51,829 [all laughing] 506 00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:54,665 [josh] while there's no sig of templar treasure at sinai house, 507 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:57,935 Our discoveries have turned out to be even older 508 00:23:58,004 --> 00:23:59,804 And no less significant. 509 00:23:59,806 --> 00:24:03,140 David and kate are determine to keep investigating the grounds, 510 00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:06,510 Which I have no doubt will yield many more remarkable finds 511 00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:08,045 In the years to come 512 00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:13,250 As the sun sets, one templar mystery sparks another. 513 00:24:13,319 --> 00:24:15,953 We know the templars power stretched from the holy lan 514 00:24:16,022 --> 00:24:17,955 All the way to here in England 515 00:24:18,024 --> 00:24:20,791 In churches and properties like sinai house. 516 00:24:20,793 --> 00:24:26,063 The question is, how did they maintain influence over such a huge territory? 517 00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:29,700 Equating themselves with the protective power of god was a good start. 518 00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:32,503 But they would have needed to back that up 519 00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:34,205 With some muscle on the ground. 520 00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:40,845 To find out how, I make my w to the london suburb of woking 521 00:24:40,946 --> 00:24:43,113 To enroll in a little knight school. 522 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:45,216 [swords clashing] 523 00:24:48,955 --> 00:24:49,920 Oh, boy. 524 00:24:54,494 --> 00:24:55,693 [swords clashing] 525 00:24:55,695 --> 00:24:57,294 [josh] to learn how the knights templar 526 00:24:57,296 --> 00:25:00,331 Were able to control the roads of europe for hundreds of years, 527 00:25:00,333 --> 00:25:04,301 I've come to the schola gladiatoria historical fencing club. 528 00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:07,104 Currently hurting each othe are founder matt easton 529 00:25:07,106 --> 00:25:10,608 And his appropriately-named colleague jack butcher 530 00:25:13,312 --> 00:25:14,845 [josh applauding] 531 00:25:14,947 --> 00:25:15,813 Hello. 532 00:25:15,815 --> 00:25:17,414 I'm hoping one of you is matt. 533 00:25:17,416 --> 00:25:18,481 -I'm matt. -Is that you? 534 00:25:18,483 --> 00:25:19,517 -Hi. -Otherwise I've just interrupted 535 00:25:19,519 --> 00:25:20,951 The weirdest mugging in history. 536 00:25:21,020 --> 00:25:22,419 -Jack. -Jack, nice to meet you. 537 00:25:22,421 --> 00:25:24,255 -You guys are incredible. -[matt] thank you. 538 00:25:24,323 --> 00:25:25,222 Amazing. 539 00:25:25,224 --> 00:25:28,058 So, I see swords. I see shields. 540 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:30,561 Are we in templar territory here with these weapons? 541 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:33,531 Yeah, we're reconstructing the fighting techniques of sword and shield 542 00:25:33,533 --> 00:25:35,399 That the templars might have used 543 00:25:35,401 --> 00:25:38,102 According to medieval fencing treatises. 544 00:25:38,104 --> 00:25:41,705 So, they have this reputation of being really fierce warriors. 545 00:25:41,707 --> 00:25:43,207 Is that well-deserved? 546 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:45,809 I think all the sources from the time say that they were, yeah. 547 00:25:45,811 --> 00:25:48,946 I mean, they were pretty much professional warriors of their day. 548 00:25:48,948 --> 00:25:52,249 Full-time training and, you know, dedicated to that lifestyle. 549 00:25:52,251 --> 00:25:53,951 Their calvary charge was famous 550 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:57,054 And we know from the regulations of their order, 551 00:25:57,156 --> 00:25:58,622 Their primary weapon's the lance. 552 00:25:58,624 --> 00:26:00,558 -Right. -So they took the calvary element of it 553 00:26:00,626 --> 00:26:01,825 Very, very seriously. 554 00:26:01,827 --> 00:26:04,028 Right. This wasn't a ragtag group of knights. 555 00:26:04,030 --> 00:26:08,198 No, no. These guys were very highly organized, very well-trained. 556 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,200 [josh] because they were wiped out so thoroughly, 557 00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:12,169 Specifics of the templars' training 558 00:26:12,171 --> 00:26:14,405 Slipped through the cracks of recorded history. 559 00:26:14,407 --> 00:26:17,541 However, we know they were highly disciplined monks 560 00:26:17,610 --> 00:26:21,312 Who did little besides eat, sleep, pray and fight 561 00:26:21,314 --> 00:26:23,614 Using the deadliest weapons of their day. 562 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:27,418 As for me, well, I'm tall. 563 00:26:27,420 --> 00:26:30,020 Maybe that'll be enough to keep me alive. 564 00:26:30,022 --> 00:26:33,023 Can you give me a little templar fighting 101 here? 565 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:34,425 -We can do that, can't we? -Yeah, I think so. 566 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:35,726 We'll teach you some basic techniques. 567 00:26:35,728 --> 00:26:37,194 Without killing me? 568 00:26:37,196 --> 00:26:38,228 -Probably. -[josh] cool. 569 00:26:38,230 --> 00:26:40,898 -[matt] we'll try our best. -Probably. 570 00:26:40,900 --> 00:26:43,701 [josh] on the loose promise that I probably won't die, 571 00:26:43,703 --> 00:26:46,637 I suit up for battle. 572 00:26:46,706 --> 00:26:51,208 The templars invested heavil in the best armor and weapon money could buy. 573 00:26:51,210 --> 00:26:55,946 Knowing that, I can't help but feel a little underwhelm in this getup. 574 00:26:56,015 --> 00:26:57,414 So, josh, how do you feel? 575 00:26:57,416 --> 00:26:59,650 I feel like I'm wearing a lot less armor than this guy. 576 00:26:59,752 --> 00:27:01,919 -You've got enough of this. -[josh] what do you mean enough? 577 00:27:01,921 --> 00:27:03,554 How about a full armor? 578 00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:04,622 Here's a stick. 579 00:27:04,624 --> 00:27:05,956 I don't even get a sword? 580 00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:07,825 [matt] no, you get a stick to start off with. 581 00:27:08,628 --> 00:27:09,960 Okay. 582 00:27:10,029 --> 00:27:12,496 I start by learning to craw before I can run, 583 00:27:12,498 --> 00:27:14,164 Or in this case walk, 584 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:17,601 Through some very basic fighting steps under the tutelage of matt. 585 00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:20,004 Now, where to hold the weapon. 586 00:27:20,006 --> 00:27:21,572 So, you've got a few different options. 587 00:27:21,574 --> 00:27:24,742 A really, really simple one is just hold this up here ready to hit. 588 00:27:24,843 --> 00:27:26,643 -Okay. -That's a good position. 589 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:30,047 Another variation of this is the hand in the same position but with the point forward. 590 00:27:30,149 --> 00:27:31,115 Okay. 591 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:32,916 Good. So... 592 00:27:32,918 --> 00:27:35,019 -If jack's in the second... -Hold on. [bleep] just got real. 593 00:27:35,021 --> 00:27:38,055 -[matt and jack laughing] -he took a stance and I got real scared. 594 00:27:38,123 --> 00:27:39,523 Okay, god. 595 00:27:39,525 --> 00:27:42,192 [josh] matt offers me a few medieval combat techniques 596 00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:44,361 That the templars may have used in battle. 597 00:27:44,463 --> 00:27:47,131 And with that crash course, I'm ready to go. 598 00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:49,199 And I'm killing him. 599 00:27:49,201 --> 00:27:49,933 I hope. 600 00:27:51,904 --> 00:27:53,470 We don our helmets 601 00:27:53,472 --> 00:27:56,306 And I prepare for my impending fight with the black knight. 602 00:27:57,143 --> 00:27:58,742 None shall pass! 603 00:28:00,613 --> 00:28:01,712 This sucks. 604 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,120 Ow! [bleep] 605 00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:13,724 -Oh, it's fine. It's only a flesh wound. Ohh. -[jack chuckling] 606 00:28:13,726 --> 00:28:16,927 And suddenly, I'm grateful we're only using sticks. 607 00:28:31,343 --> 00:28:32,576 Argh! 608 00:28:32,578 --> 00:28:35,546 [jack] are you okay? That was harder than I thought. 609 00:28:35,614 --> 00:28:38,215 -[jack] are you all right? -[josh] right in the skull! 610 00:28:38,217 --> 00:28:41,418 [josh] that was literally m watching myself get stabbed in the eye. 611 00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:42,319 It was like a 3d movie. 612 00:28:42,321 --> 00:28:43,987 -[jack chuckling] -[josh] I yield. 613 00:28:43,989 --> 00:28:45,823 -I yield. -You did really well though. 614 00:28:45,825 --> 00:28:47,391 Very, very good. You're a natural. 615 00:28:47,393 --> 00:28:48,726 Thank you. Yeah, right. 616 00:28:48,728 --> 00:28:50,561 -I'm naturally dead. -[matt and jack laughing] 617 00:28:50,662 --> 00:28:51,729 Honestly, that was really good. 618 00:28:52,331 --> 00:28:53,731 Whew! 619 00:28:53,733 --> 00:28:55,599 -Props to the knights templar. -[matt] good. 620 00:28:55,601 --> 00:28:56,933 It ain't easy. 621 00:28:57,002 --> 00:28:58,602 -But you've learned some real techniques there. -Yeah. 622 00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:00,137 You've learned some real fundamental 623 00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:02,406 -Fencing techniques. -I learned to make peace with god. 624 00:29:02,408 --> 00:29:04,541 -Just like the templars actually. -[matt and jack laughing] 625 00:29:04,610 --> 00:29:05,542 Thanks very much. That was great. 626 00:29:05,611 --> 00:29:06,710 [matt] that was brilliant. Well done. 627 00:29:06,712 --> 00:29:07,644 Okay, I'm gonna run away. 628 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:08,946 [matt and jack laughing] 629 00:29:10,516 --> 00:29:12,116 [josh] I leave templar battle school 630 00:29:12,118 --> 00:29:14,651 Even more impressed with their accomplishments. 631 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,920 But considering the templars fighting prowess, 632 00:29:16,922 --> 00:29:19,556 It's incredible how quickly they were decimated 633 00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:23,761 And I'm anxious to learn more about the mysteries of their final days. 634 00:29:23,829 --> 00:29:26,530 Fortunately, I get word of an archaeological site 635 00:29:26,532 --> 00:29:30,934 Making some remarkable discoveries that could provide answers. 636 00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:34,404 So I pack my bags for a plane ride east to poland. 637 00:29:43,516 --> 00:29:45,048 Welcome to western poland. 638 00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:47,251 We are just over the border from germany, 639 00:29:47,352 --> 00:29:50,053 And this is probably not a place that you associate 640 00:29:50,155 --> 00:29:51,722 With the knights templar. At least I didn't. 641 00:29:53,325 --> 00:29:55,359 Poland wasn't historically on the main route 642 00:29:55,427 --> 00:29:57,594 From western europe to the holy land. 643 00:29:57,596 --> 00:30:00,030 So what were the templars doing here? 644 00:30:00,032 --> 00:30:03,834 The archaeological dig at a nearby church could off some clues. 645 00:30:05,304 --> 00:30:07,704 I'm not exactly sure what a templar church 646 00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:09,406 In the polish countryside looks like, 647 00:30:09,408 --> 00:30:13,310 But hopefully we can find it. 648 00:30:14,814 --> 00:30:16,146 Oh, my word. 649 00:30:17,850 --> 00:30:19,616 I think we found it. 650 00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:25,422 Towering above the polish countryside is an imposing redbrick chapel 651 00:30:25,424 --> 00:30:27,558 Like the temple church I saw in England, 652 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:30,060 It looks more like a fortified castle. 653 00:30:31,030 --> 00:30:32,830 In front of the enigmatic structure, 654 00:30:32,832 --> 00:30:37,734 I'm greeted by archaeologist and templar historian, dr. Przemyslaw kolosowski, 655 00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:40,204 And his translator, karl lindholm. 656 00:30:40,206 --> 00:30:41,605 This is incredible. 657 00:30:41,607 --> 00:30:44,942 [translator] it is. The first time I came here, 658 00:30:44,944 --> 00:30:46,743 I was totally amazed. 659 00:30:46,779 --> 00:30:49,713 It's a templar church in the middle of nowhere. 660 00:30:49,715 --> 00:30:53,550 Right. I mean, you have this countryside and then this huge structure. 661 00:30:53,619 --> 00:30:54,718 When was this built? 662 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,454 [speaking polish] 663 00:30:57,556 --> 00:30:59,723 [translator] it was built in the late 1200s, 664 00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:02,693 Shortly before the total destruction of the templar knights. 665 00:31:02,695 --> 00:31:05,963 The design of the church is really surprising. 666 00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:09,433 It's a church, but it also kind of looks like a fortress, right? 667 00:31:09,501 --> 00:31:12,603 We have these big towers. Those look like arrow slits. 668 00:31:12,605 --> 00:31:14,838 Why is it designed this way? 669 00:31:14,907 --> 00:31:17,307 [translator] the church was known as a commandery, 670 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:19,376 And it served as both a place of worship 671 00:31:19,378 --> 00:31:21,712 And a defensive outpost for the templar. 672 00:31:21,714 --> 00:31:24,615 It was a sign of the templar power to all who saw it. 673 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:29,052 [josh] a commandery is the name given specifically 674 00:31:29,054 --> 00:31:31,321 To outposts of the knights templar. 675 00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:33,457 They would be led by a single commander 676 00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:37,361 And would be used as churches, forts, even as treasuries. 677 00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:39,129 According to dr. Kolosowski 678 00:31:39,131 --> 00:31:41,164 This particular church was the headquarters 679 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:43,233 Of the eastern european templar 680 00:31:43,335 --> 00:31:46,403 And a very important site during their last years. 681 00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:48,038 So a very important place for them. 682 00:31:48,140 --> 00:31:49,573 Why is it here? 683 00:31:49,575 --> 00:31:52,409 Why is this huge church in the middle of what's now poland? 684 00:31:53,112 --> 00:31:54,778 [speaking polish] 685 00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:56,713 [translator] as the templar were losing control of the holy land 686 00:31:56,715 --> 00:31:59,416 And as they were being persecuted in France, 687 00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:02,753 This became the eastern edg of their territory in europe 688 00:32:04,156 --> 00:32:06,523 [josh] with pilgrimages to jerusalem now on hold 689 00:32:06,525 --> 00:32:09,059 And king philip of France turning on them, 690 00:32:09,061 --> 00:32:12,162 It was time for the templar to redefine their mission. 691 00:32:12,197 --> 00:32:13,430 Commanderies like this one, 692 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,299 On the fringes of their territory, 693 00:32:15,301 --> 00:32:19,436 Would be the perfect place to regroup and plan for an uncertain future. 694 00:32:20,839 --> 00:32:22,606 [translator] when the templa were disbanded, 695 00:32:22,608 --> 00:32:26,109 Most of their buildings wer either repurposed or torn down. 696 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:29,179 Very, very few templar artifacts have been found 697 00:32:29,181 --> 00:32:32,516 And confirmed burials of templars even fewer. 698 00:32:32,518 --> 00:32:35,752 But I think we're on the verge of making some huge finds here, 699 00:32:35,821 --> 00:32:37,854 Possibly even a templar cemetery. 700 00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:39,156 I see you're hard a work here. 701 00:32:39,257 --> 00:32:41,291 How long have you been excavating here? 702 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:43,560 [translator] we've just begu to excavate this section, 703 00:32:43,662 --> 00:32:46,763 But there's a mystery in the building itself that I'd love for you to see 704 00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:48,898 Please. 705 00:32:49,802 --> 00:32:53,036 [josh] as dr. Kolosowski's dig team works next to the building, 706 00:32:53,138 --> 00:32:55,639 We make our way to the entrance of the commandery. 707 00:32:55,708 --> 00:32:58,809 There he introduces me to zaneta czerwinska, 708 00:32:58,811 --> 00:33:03,513 A historian who's researchin an interesting quirk in the church's architecture 709 00:33:03,515 --> 00:33:05,749 Okay, you have a bit of a mystery here. 710 00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:15,459 It's just a huge empty tower. 711 00:33:17,262 --> 00:33:19,363 Have you seen other construction like this? 712 00:33:19,932 --> 00:33:21,197 [speaking polish] 713 00:33:21,199 --> 00:33:23,533 [translator] we don't know of any similar towers, 714 00:33:23,602 --> 00:33:26,837 And most of the templar structures that resemble this building 715 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:28,138 Have just one tower. 716 00:33:28,807 --> 00:33:30,007 The plot thickens. 717 00:33:30,776 --> 00:33:32,509 It's even weirder. 718 00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:34,544 So, what do we think they used an empty tower for? 719 00:33:35,147 --> 00:33:36,313 A place for treasure. 720 00:33:37,149 --> 00:33:38,749 A place for treasure. Okay. 721 00:33:38,817 --> 00:33:40,217 [josh] if this was the headquarters 722 00:33:40,219 --> 00:33:42,052 For the eastern european templar, 723 00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:43,920 It would certainly have contained a treasury 724 00:33:43,922 --> 00:33:47,324 With both cash and valuable documents. 725 00:33:47,326 --> 00:33:49,159 -Can we look inside, yeah? -[zaneta] inside? 726 00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:50,060 Yeah, let's take a look. 727 00:33:50,863 --> 00:33:51,962 [zaneta] let's have a look. 728 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:54,164 Wow. 729 00:33:56,502 --> 00:33:57,434 Unbelievable. 730 00:33:58,303 --> 00:33:59,202 Beautiful place. 731 00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:02,305 It is stunning. 732 00:34:02,307 --> 00:34:04,141 -And the mystery tower is back here? -[zaneta] yes. 733 00:34:04,209 --> 00:34:05,008 Can I see? 734 00:34:11,016 --> 00:34:13,817 [zaneta speaking] 735 00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:15,819 [josh] oh, my word. 736 00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:26,163 [zaneta speaking] 737 00:34:26,932 --> 00:34:28,832 [josh] oh, my word. 738 00:34:29,701 --> 00:34:31,935 A mysteriously inaccessible tower 739 00:34:31,937 --> 00:34:33,937 In a commandery of the knights templar 740 00:34:34,039 --> 00:34:36,006 Has me dreaming of templar treasure, 741 00:34:36,008 --> 00:34:38,041 Only there's no way to get to it. 742 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:39,709 This is crazy. 743 00:34:39,711 --> 00:34:42,412 There really is no staircase of any kind. 744 00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:45,215 [zaneta speaking] 745 00:34:45,217 --> 00:34:48,318 -[josh] and the cable comes from the roof? -From the roof, yes. 746 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:49,419 So they just dropped it down. 747 00:34:49,421 --> 00:34:50,487 [zaneta] yes. 748 00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:53,156 And so, what are these little niches, 749 00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:55,826 -These little cutouts in the wall? -[zaneta speaking] 750 00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:57,661 [josh] the niches are inexplicable. 751 00:34:57,729 --> 00:34:59,763 Zaneta says they don't in any way match 752 00:34:59,832 --> 00:35:02,132 The construction of the stairs in the other tower. 753 00:35:02,234 --> 00:35:03,833 And to get a closer look at them 754 00:35:03,835 --> 00:35:07,137 Will unfortunately be a little bit, well, unconventional. 755 00:35:08,006 --> 00:35:09,239 How do you get up there? 756 00:35:14,213 --> 00:35:15,479 Like from the roof? 757 00:35:15,481 --> 00:35:16,913 Yes. 758 00:35:16,915 --> 00:35:19,049 Oh, no, no, no. 759 00:35:19,051 --> 00:35:20,050 [zaneta speaking] 760 00:35:20,519 --> 00:35:21,852 No, it is zaneta. 761 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:24,254 It's very high and you know it. Come on. 762 00:35:26,325 --> 00:35:29,526 To get to the top, we make our way up the southwest tower, 763 00:35:29,528 --> 00:35:30,660 The one with stairs. 764 00:35:34,233 --> 00:35:36,533 [josh] oh, look at that. A templar cross. Wow. 765 00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:44,407 -[josh] so this is the original staircase. -[zaneta speaking] 766 00:35:48,413 --> 00:35:49,813 Wow. Okay. 767 00:35:50,415 --> 00:35:52,149 All right. Well... 768 00:35:52,250 --> 00:35:54,918 You know, what are the odds that it gives way today. 769 00:36:01,426 --> 00:36:02,492 Okay. 770 00:36:04,329 --> 00:36:05,629 [josh] now that I've reache the top, 771 00:36:05,631 --> 00:36:07,496 It's time to go down. 772 00:36:07,498 --> 00:36:10,634 Zaneta and the team have rigged the tower's crossbeam with rappelling gear 773 00:36:10,702 --> 00:36:12,402 So we can descend from above 774 00:36:12,404 --> 00:36:14,337 And by we, I mean me 775 00:36:14,439 --> 00:36:16,206 Because nobody else wants to dangle 776 00:36:16,208 --> 00:36:17,741 From templar-era timbers. 777 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:21,711 We don't know what purpose this tower served 778 00:36:21,713 --> 00:36:25,415 Or whether the niches could contain historic artifacts, 779 00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:27,817 But there's only one way to find out for sure. 780 00:36:27,819 --> 00:36:29,052 Okay, here we go. 781 00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:31,354 [exhales] 782 00:36:31,823 --> 00:36:33,023 Tight fit. 783 00:36:33,025 --> 00:36:34,224 Whew. 784 00:36:34,226 --> 00:36:35,425 Long way down. 785 00:36:36,762 --> 00:36:38,561 I have plenty of rappelling experience, 786 00:36:38,563 --> 00:36:42,599 But somehow doing it in a 12th century buildin seems a bit more risky. 787 00:36:43,902 --> 00:36:44,634 Okay. 788 00:36:45,103 --> 00:36:46,402 Heading down. 789 00:36:51,944 --> 00:36:57,247 So, I'm at the first set of niches here right at the top. 790 00:36:57,282 --> 00:36:59,316 They look empty. Nothing here. 791 00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:06,856 Okay, I'm going down to the next level. 792 00:37:08,427 --> 00:37:09,626 [josh] yeah. 793 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:13,063 The niches are placed every three to four feet 794 00:37:13,065 --> 00:37:15,298 And are fairly regular throughout. 795 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:17,934 They don't spiral down like a staircase would, 796 00:37:18,003 --> 00:37:20,303 But they could have been placed here to support beam 797 00:37:20,305 --> 00:37:22,105 That have long rotted away. 798 00:37:22,107 --> 00:37:24,407 Okay, don't look down. Just keep working. 799 00:37:24,409 --> 00:37:25,609 Here we go. 800 00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:28,712 [exhales] 801 00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:33,550 All right. I'm at the next opening in the wall here. 802 00:37:35,921 --> 00:37:38,321 Some loose brick here. 803 00:37:41,627 --> 00:37:43,526 More loose brick in here. 804 00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:45,128 Nothing else. 805 00:37:45,130 --> 00:37:46,529 Okay, headed down. 806 00:37:49,701 --> 00:37:51,601 I got no carvings no nothing. 807 00:37:53,105 --> 00:37:54,304 Oh! 808 00:37:54,306 --> 00:37:56,339 A pretty weird looking bat on the wall right here. 809 00:37:56,408 --> 00:37:58,742 Hey, buddy. Sorry to bother you. 810 00:37:58,810 --> 00:38:01,211 All right. I'm at the next in the wall here. 811 00:38:01,213 --> 00:38:03,046 Got something different here. 812 00:38:03,115 --> 00:38:05,348 One of these openings goes way back. 813 00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:06,916 Not like the others. 814 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:13,256 It's probably three or four times the depth 815 00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:16,426 Of any of the other openings in the bricks. 816 00:38:19,331 --> 00:38:21,164 [josh] I don't know. That's a good question. 817 00:38:22,134 --> 00:38:23,500 It's filled with sand. 818 00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:27,604 There's definitely loose brick back there. 819 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:29,506 [josh] yeah? 820 00:38:30,709 --> 00:38:32,108 Maybe. 821 00:38:32,110 --> 00:38:35,312 I can see that behind that mortar it goes back further. 822 00:38:35,314 --> 00:38:37,647 But I can't get to it from this angle. 823 00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:40,950 Because of the age and historical importance of this building, 824 00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:43,853 We don't want to use any invasive methods like drilling. 825 00:38:43,922 --> 00:38:47,824 We film and document the recessed opening before carrying on. 826 00:38:47,826 --> 00:38:49,059 All right. I'm headed down. 827 00:38:54,966 --> 00:38:55,832 I'm down! 828 00:38:57,836 --> 00:39:00,136 [josh sneezing] 829 00:39:01,940 --> 00:39:03,506 Is it dusty? Yeah, a little. 830 00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:08,211 It's good for you. 831 00:39:09,548 --> 00:39:11,715 Okay, I'm off belay. 832 00:39:11,717 --> 00:39:13,650 1,000-year-old dust aside, 833 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:16,152 Our rappel has aided the investigation 834 00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:19,956 And we've documented a previously unseen feature in the building. 835 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:22,959 In the future, zaneta and the team will need to determine 836 00:39:23,028 --> 00:39:27,364 How they want to proceed as they continue to investigate the tower. 837 00:39:27,432 --> 00:39:29,632 However, no sooner have I reached the bottom... 838 00:39:29,634 --> 00:39:32,102 [man] josh! Josh! Come quickly! 839 00:39:32,104 --> 00:39:35,205 ...Than I'm called back outside for some exciting news. 840 00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:37,640 [josh] what did you find? 841 00:39:37,642 --> 00:39:38,942 [translator] we have discovered a wall 842 00:39:39,043 --> 00:39:40,810 And we think that maybe there's a burial here. 843 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:42,812 A burial here? 844 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:45,315 -[josh] oh, where it's dark? -Yes. The space over there. 845 00:39:45,317 --> 00:39:47,417 -You can see there... -Yes, you can see... Right. 846 00:39:47,419 --> 00:39:48,784 [josh] right. 847 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:50,754 The difference in color in these two sections of soi 848 00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:53,056 Tells us at some point in time, 849 00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:56,126 The darker portion was disturbed or dug up. 850 00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:57,494 You think it's a complete burial? 851 00:39:57,496 --> 00:39:59,963 [translator] it looks like it's facing east-west 852 00:40:00,031 --> 00:40:02,532 Which could mean it's a templar-period burial 853 00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:04,067 [josh] wow. 854 00:40:04,069 --> 00:40:07,036 Templars were traditionally buried facing toward jerusal 855 00:40:07,038 --> 00:40:10,240 To witness the rapture and christ's return. 856 00:40:10,308 --> 00:40:12,242 If this is a templar burial 857 00:40:12,310 --> 00:40:14,511 It may give us real physical clues 858 00:40:14,513 --> 00:40:16,146 About who they really were 859 00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:19,215 And why so little of their material culture survives. 860 00:40:20,552 --> 00:40:22,218 As the team carefully digs, 861 00:40:22,220 --> 00:40:24,721 Another member scans the pi with a metal detector. 862 00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:29,826 Good thing, too. 863 00:40:29,828 --> 00:40:31,961 [metal detector beeping] 864 00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:34,063 They found a coin there. 865 00:40:34,733 --> 00:40:35,932 Oh! A coin? 866 00:40:36,034 --> 00:40:37,300 Yes, there's a coin. 867 00:40:40,806 --> 00:40:42,305 Wow. [bleep] 868 00:40:43,608 --> 00:40:45,041 You have a brush or something? 869 00:40:46,044 --> 00:40:48,011 Official tool of archaeology. 870 00:40:48,013 --> 00:40:49,445 A toothbrush. 871 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:51,314 -[josh] it's made of... Is it silver? -[man] it's silver, yeah. 872 00:40:51,316 --> 00:40:53,616 -Silver, but old silver, yeah? -With patina. 873 00:40:53,618 --> 00:40:54,851 With patina, yeah. 874 00:40:54,919 --> 00:40:56,052 That's bracteate. 875 00:40:56,154 --> 00:40:57,620 -[josh] so, what is it? -[man] bracteatic. 876 00:40:57,622 --> 00:41:00,056 -[speaking polish] -14th-15th century. 877 00:41:01,726 --> 00:41:04,461 14th-15th century? 878 00:41:04,562 --> 00:41:07,430 -So this coin could be 700 years old? -[man] yes, it is. 879 00:41:09,134 --> 00:41:10,500 Wow. 880 00:41:10,502 --> 00:41:11,701 And for you to give that to me... 881 00:41:11,703 --> 00:41:13,403 That's so nice of you. Thank you. Bye-bye. 882 00:41:15,540 --> 00:41:17,340 A coin from the templar era 883 00:41:17,342 --> 00:41:20,944 Buried in front of a commandery like this I a tantalizing discovery. 884 00:41:20,946 --> 00:41:24,848 The team uses the find as fu as they excavate further dow 885 00:41:24,916 --> 00:41:27,116 And we quickly learn that coins are 886 00:41:27,118 --> 00:41:29,219 The least of what this place has to offer. 887 00:41:29,221 --> 00:41:30,219 What did you find? 888 00:41:30,221 --> 00:41:32,956 [man] yeah, it looks like we have a burial. 889 00:41:32,958 --> 00:41:34,224 Oh! Oh, oh! Right here. 890 00:41:34,226 --> 00:41:35,758 Is that bone? 891 00:41:41,500 --> 00:41:44,300 [josh] in the historic english tow of burton upon trent, 892 00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:46,703 They've been brewing beer since templar times, 893 00:41:46,705 --> 00:41:49,706 Making this the perfect plac to seek out the holy grail 894 00:41:49,708 --> 00:41:51,207 Or just a local ale. 895 00:41:52,410 --> 00:41:54,344 -Another beer, please. -Yeah, no problem. 896 00:41:59,518 --> 00:42:00,817 Choose wisely. 897 00:42:07,759 --> 00:42:08,958 He choose poorly. 898 00:42:13,465 --> 00:42:14,764 I got it. 899 00:42:14,833 --> 00:42:15,832 I've seen the movie. 900 00:42:18,503 --> 00:42:19,669 This is right, right? 901 00:42:19,671 --> 00:42:21,104 -[bartender] yeah, that's right. -Okay. Phew! 902 00:42:27,612 --> 00:42:29,312 It looks like we have a burial. 903 00:42:29,314 --> 00:42:30,613 [josh] oh! Oh, oh! Right here. 904 00:42:30,615 --> 00:42:32,282 -Is that bone? -[man] yeah, yeah, yeah. It is a skull. 905 00:42:32,284 --> 00:42:34,517 Oh, there's a skull. Look at that. Can I come down? 906 00:42:34,519 --> 00:42:36,753 [translator] yes, come down 907 00:42:36,821 --> 00:42:38,487 [josh] I'm in western polan 908 00:42:38,489 --> 00:42:41,958 Investigating one of the last strongholds of the knights templar, 909 00:42:42,027 --> 00:42:44,727 And we may be about to make headlines. 910 00:42:44,729 --> 00:42:47,430 -[josh] is that the skull? -[man] yes. 911 00:42:47,432 --> 00:42:50,300 [josh] few relics from the templars are still in existence 912 00:42:50,302 --> 00:42:53,102 And a confirmed burial even rarer still. 913 00:42:53,104 --> 00:42:56,706 -And so the body is laying... Is this east-west here? -Yes. 914 00:42:57,309 --> 00:42:59,042 So, this may be templar? 915 00:42:59,110 --> 00:43:01,344 Yes, this may be templar. 916 00:43:02,647 --> 00:43:04,047 Because the head is west, 917 00:43:04,148 --> 00:43:07,550 But the face itself is looking east towards the holy land. 918 00:43:07,652 --> 00:43:10,053 [speaking polish] 919 00:43:10,154 --> 00:43:13,523 This location for burials was an especially important one, 920 00:43:13,525 --> 00:43:16,326 So it was possible that it was somebody very important 921 00:43:16,328 --> 00:43:18,328 And this was from the templar period here. 922 00:43:18,330 --> 00:43:20,195 [josh] okay. 923 00:43:20,197 --> 00:43:23,833 We're in the right era and we're perched on the edg of a huge commandery. 924 00:43:23,935 --> 00:43:25,735 Now for the question of the hour, 925 00:43:25,804 --> 00:43:27,103 Is this a templar? 926 00:43:27,105 --> 00:43:31,207 This is really amazing. Look at this. 927 00:43:31,209 --> 00:43:35,244 I mean, this is a really actually well-preserved skull. 928 00:43:36,314 --> 00:43:37,814 Good teeth. 929 00:43:37,816 --> 00:43:39,215 It's hard to tell on the tops, 930 00:43:39,217 --> 00:43:41,284 But the bottom teeth are in great shape. 931 00:43:41,286 --> 00:43:44,354 So, maybe somebody who was eating well. 932 00:43:44,455 --> 00:43:46,823 Somebody of status maybe. I don't know. 933 00:43:46,825 --> 00:43:49,058 The condition of teeth in an historic burial is 934 00:43:49,127 --> 00:43:51,861 Often a good indicator of social status 935 00:43:51,963 --> 00:43:54,764 For the simple reason that only the wealthy got enough nourishment 936 00:43:54,866 --> 00:43:56,132 To have healthy ones. 937 00:43:56,234 --> 00:43:58,434 We might expect a templar at a commandery 938 00:43:58,436 --> 00:44:00,637 To have teeth like this. 939 00:44:00,738 --> 00:44:05,108 And there's one other strong indicator this man wa once a templar. 940 00:44:05,110 --> 00:44:06,241 [dr. Kolosowski speaking polish] 941 00:44:06,243 --> 00:44:07,810 [translator] it appears the arms are bent. 942 00:44:07,812 --> 00:44:10,546 Templars were always buried with their arms crossed. 943 00:44:10,648 --> 00:44:14,350 Right. So, we se his right arm is crossed like this. 944 00:44:14,386 --> 00:44:15,718 [dr. Kolosowski speaking polish] 945 00:44:15,720 --> 00:44:17,687 [translator] there appears to be two burials actually. 946 00:44:17,689 --> 00:44:18,788 [josh] what? 947 00:44:18,790 --> 00:44:20,056 [translator] they're on different levels. 948 00:44:20,058 --> 00:44:21,991 [josh] whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Look at this! 949 00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:25,962 So, we have... We have a totally separate burial here. 950 00:44:26,031 --> 00:44:28,698 Right? And then this is directly underneath this, so... 951 00:44:28,700 --> 00:44:29,632 [dr. Kolosowski speaking polish] 952 00:44:29,734 --> 00:44:31,233 [translator] in the middle ages, 953 00:44:31,235 --> 00:44:34,437 They didn't have a tradition of remembering the exact location 954 00:44:34,539 --> 00:44:36,706 Of every individual burial. 955 00:44:36,708 --> 00:44:38,808 So if there were no monuments placed, 956 00:44:38,810 --> 00:44:41,310 They just kept burying people one onto another. 957 00:44:41,312 --> 00:44:42,412 Right. 958 00:44:42,414 --> 00:44:44,914 I'm a pair of bodies deep in this hole, 959 00:44:44,916 --> 00:44:47,183 And things are looking more and more like we've fou 960 00:44:47,185 --> 00:44:49,619 An exceedingly rare templar burial. 961 00:44:49,621 --> 00:44:53,756 But incredibly, this grave seems to be more than just a table for two. 962 00:44:55,827 --> 00:44:56,959 There's something here. 963 00:44:59,631 --> 00:45:01,330 Oh, is this... 964 00:45:01,332 --> 00:45:02,565 -This is bone, yeah? -[man] yeah. 965 00:45:04,202 --> 00:45:05,601 Is that a third burial? 966 00:45:06,938 --> 00:45:08,838 -Is it? Wait, is this a skull? -[man] yes. 967 00:45:08,940 --> 00:45:09,939 [josh laughing] 968 00:45:10,041 --> 00:45:11,407 Oh, my word. 969 00:45:12,177 --> 00:45:13,242 Another burial. 970 00:45:13,344 --> 00:45:14,310 That's three... 971 00:45:14,846 --> 00:45:16,012 In this pit. 972 00:45:17,148 --> 00:45:18,748 Oh, my word. Look at that. 973 00:45:18,850 --> 00:45:22,719 So, we have burial upon burial upon burial here. 974 00:45:22,721 --> 00:45:26,823 This is truly incredible. Every... 975 00:45:26,825 --> 00:45:32,395 Every pile of dirt that you move reveals more of this person. 976 00:45:32,397 --> 00:45:34,564 Maybe it's templar. We don't know. 977 00:45:34,632 --> 00:45:37,100 But more of their story is revealed 978 00:45:37,102 --> 00:45:38,501 With every handful of dirt. 979 00:45:39,437 --> 00:45:40,737 So... 980 00:45:40,872 --> 00:45:43,940 This is pretty extraordinary. 981 00:45:45,710 --> 00:45:48,111 [translator] I think, josh, that you are likely standin 982 00:45:48,113 --> 00:45:50,313 With several templars at this very moment. 983 00:45:52,717 --> 00:45:56,319 [josh] this is an important discovery and an emotional one. 984 00:45:56,321 --> 00:45:58,121 This is more than just history. 985 00:45:58,123 --> 00:45:59,822 These are individuals. 986 00:45:59,824 --> 00:46:02,325 However, I'll admit to being a little surprised 987 00:46:02,327 --> 00:46:04,694 Not to see evidence of more pageantry here. 988 00:46:04,696 --> 00:46:07,163 When we imagine the templars, 989 00:46:07,265 --> 00:46:11,300 I think many people picture, you know, knights in armor 990 00:46:11,302 --> 00:46:13,302 With shields and swords. 991 00:46:13,304 --> 00:46:15,738 That's our fantasy of the templars. 992 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:17,140 This is the reality, right? 993 00:46:17,208 --> 00:46:20,610 We have a burial here that is simple. That's humble. 994 00:46:20,612 --> 00:46:22,445 [dr. Kolosowski speaking polish] 995 00:46:22,447 --> 00:46:25,114 [translator] at heart, the templars were monks doing the lord's work. 996 00:46:25,116 --> 00:46:26,249 Right. 997 00:46:26,251 --> 00:46:27,350 [translator] according to their traditions, 998 00:46:27,451 --> 00:46:29,085 This is how we should find them. 999 00:46:29,087 --> 00:46:33,156 No swords, no shields and no mythical treasures. 1000 00:46:33,191 --> 00:46:34,957 Well, the mythical treasures are here. 1001 00:46:34,959 --> 00:46:38,528 I mean, they are real people who had real lives 1002 00:46:38,530 --> 00:46:42,498 And real stories and this is their real story right here. 1003 00:46:42,500 --> 00:46:45,802 Still, we should probably make sure there isn't a grail down here somewhere. 1004 00:46:45,804 --> 00:46:47,136 Feel free to keep looking. 1005 00:46:47,138 --> 00:46:49,305 [josh chuckling] yes, a little more. Just a little more. 1006 00:46:49,307 --> 00:46:51,407 We just... We gotta be sure. We gotta be sure. 1007 00:46:53,144 --> 00:46:55,945 We know the knights templar were many things. 1008 00:46:56,014 --> 00:46:59,515 Holy men, soldiers, financiers. 1009 00:46:59,517 --> 00:47:01,484 Their wealth and the power it brought 1010 00:47:01,486 --> 00:47:04,921 Was the fulcrum on which al of medieval history turned. 1011 00:47:06,090 --> 00:47:09,425 Yet 800 years after they wer violently disbanded, 1012 00:47:09,427 --> 00:47:12,628 Most of what is left of the templars are stories, 1013 00:47:12,630 --> 00:47:15,765 And most of those have grow into legends. 1014 00:47:15,833 --> 00:47:18,034 Vast stockpiles of gold, 1015 00:47:18,135 --> 00:47:20,236 The fortunes of entire nations, 1016 00:47:20,305 --> 00:47:22,238 The cup of a carpenter. 1017 00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:27,243 No one knows for certain what treasures if any are still out there to be found 1018 00:47:27,378 --> 00:47:29,745 But what we do know is that their existence 1019 00:47:29,814 --> 00:47:31,514 So threatened the powers of europe 1020 00:47:31,516 --> 00:47:35,751 That the order was reduced to little more than a gauzy memory. 1021 00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:37,153 But not anymore. 1022 00:47:37,255 --> 00:47:40,323 Today I met the templar face-to-face, 1023 00:47:40,325 --> 00:47:42,758 And I think I better understand the principles 1024 00:47:42,860 --> 00:47:45,328 For which they lived and, in the end, died. 1025 00:47:46,130 --> 00:47:49,065 Penitence, service and faith 1026 00:47:49,133 --> 00:47:51,400 We may call them a secret society, 1027 00:47:51,402 --> 00:47:53,135 But there's no conspiracy here. 1028 00:47:53,237 --> 00:47:57,607 And their story is in and of itself a treasure.