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Secret of the Lost Grail with Alice Roberts

Secret of the Lost Grail with Alice Roberts

Join Professor Alice Roberts on an adventure across Britain as she decodes the truth behind its Holy Grail legends, linking Arthurian lore, sacred relics and the Knights Templar.

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Episode 1: In The Shadow of The Tor
Professor Alice Roberts embarks on a quest for the truth behind Britain’s Holy Grail legend. Beginning on the Isle of Wight, she explores the story of Joseph of Arimathea and the Grail. Did Joseph bury the Grail beneath the Tor?

Episode 2: Knights Of The Grail
Professor Alice Roberts continues her Grail quest, exploring Arthurian legends in Oxford and Wales, before uncovering the history of the Knights Templar in London.

Episode 3: The Rosslyn Chapel Mystery
Alice investigates the tantalizing Grail legend that the Knights Templar buried the Holy Grail beneath Rosslyn Chapel, exploring the clues and mysteries surrounding this enduring claim.

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