News Publications
To date - 2025
The Independent - December 2017
Also published in The Conversation, University of Portsmouth, Ancient-Origins and YahooNews.
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Portsmouth University - January 2020
Also published in The Conversation, Snopes, Ancient-Origins and Reaction.
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News24 July 2022
Also published in The Conversation, YahooNews and University of Portsmouth
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Journal Articles
To date - 2025
Práticas da História. Journal on Theory, Historiography and uses of the past.
No.7, 2018
Conference presentations
To date - 2025
2025
The Middle Ages in the modern world (MAMO) Conference
Templars in Space: The influence of the Knights Templar on Star Wars
Presenting in June 2025 at the 'Stage and Screen 1: Modern Cinema' panel, using the early influence of the Knights Templar on Star Wars to shine a light on the romanticizing of history.
2020
Using the Past: The middle Ages in the Spotlight
Rosslyn Chapel - Heterotopia of History and Myth Revisited
Presented this conference paper alongside a panel of historians where the significance of the dual reality and perception of the Templars was explored.
2020
CCi Post Graduate Students Conference
The Templars in Popular Culture: Uncharted Territory in Templar Studies
This paper highlighted key parts of the Templar narrative and how the popular cultural depictions of Templars have evolved through the centuries.
2019
Fan Studies Network
Rosslyn Chapel - Heterotopia of History and Myth
My input addressed the tension in authenticity between the dual reality of history and myth and how this tension has affected The Da Vinci Code fan's immersive experiences.
2018
International Medieval Congress
Blame it on the Templar
This conference paper called to attention the problems of representing history in film, focusing on the contrast between the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven and the history of the Knights Templar, a history that has been often mythologised.
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