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Today's thread is about aspects of Temple Church, London. So called because it was built in 1162 for the Knights Templar as their English headquarters. Although heavily restored following WWII damage, its significance in history has waned little. #medievalmonday 1/13 
Templar churches were often round in design as they were based on the C4 rotunda (round building) of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, built for the Emperor Constantine. The Holy Sepulchre's location was chosen as it was identified as the site of Jesus’s tomb.2/13
One of the noteworthy events in the church was a stormy meeting in 1215 between King John and the barons over the upholding the rights in the Coronation Charter of Richard I, both his predecessor & elder brother King. This led to the signing of Magna Carta later that year. 3/13
