There is perhaps no better medieval example of the phase ‘Truth is in the eye of the beholder’ than these two versions of the death of Simon de Montfort, the leader of the crusaders during the Albigensian Crusade.
The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory: the Albigensian Crusade and the Subjugation of the Languedoc
August 24, 2014 By
In March of 1208, Pope Innocent III preached the Albigensian Crusade. The crusade, which covered an area from Agen to Avignon and the Pyrenees to Cahors, initiated a new phase in the already strained relationship between the Catholic Church and the Languedoc.
Legal Centralization and the Birth of the Secular State
February 6, 2014 By
This paper investigates the relationship between the historical process of legal centralization and increased religious toleration by the state. We develop a model in which legal centralization leads to the criminalization of the religious beliefs of a large proportion of the population.
The Albigensian Crusades: Wars Like Any Other?
September 15, 2013 By
There are three great clichés in our view of the Albigensian Crusades which most historians find hard to resist.
Memories of Space in Thirteenth-Century France: Displaced People After the Albigensian Crusade
December 11, 2012 By
It is clear that displacement was a policy of the crusade, a measure of its effectiveness, and a highly personal experience for individuals who were forced to flee the crusading army.
Labyrinth, Part 2
December 8, 2012 By
So we continue with the exciting conclusion of last week’s two part mini-series, Labyrinth. Alice is being pursued by unsavory attackers, and Carcassonne has all but fallen.
Labyrinth
December 1, 2012 By
A review of Part 1 of author Kate Mosse’s, “Labyrinth”. Cathars, Crusaders and the Holy Grail!
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