Whether fact, fantasy or fiction, the elusive Holy Grail has always been the focus of many a dramatic tale on TV and film. Now History’s latest dramatic ten-episode effort, Knightfall, is at the forefront of this purported “cup of Christ” legendary saga. Knightfall is profoundly opulent, textural in look and layered with assiduous realism despite the fantastical elements of the storyline. The series follows the mysterious and wealthy Knights Templar, a secretive military order of the Middle Ages consigned to find and to protect Christianity’s most prized relic. The story unfolds in the Holy Land in 1291 during the Siege...read more