When Dominic of Caleruega began preaching in southern France in the early 1200s, he would have had no idea of the far reaching influence that the band of men he would attract would leave such a broad and enduring influence on medieval history.
Medieval reads for Dad!
June 15, 2012 By
Father’s Day is just around the corner – here are some fun medieval reads to make his day special!
Retroactive Heresy: The influence of early Christian heresies on the identification and reaction to heretical sects
February 20, 2012 By
The medieval Church viewed itself as Defender of the Faith, the destroyer of the unbelievers, the wrong believers. These heretics were to be reviled and feared as perverters of God’s word. The perverters of orthodoxy were, ultimately, not to be distinguished from one another, but rather known by catchphrases.
CATHARISM AND THE TAROT
November 27, 2011 By
The idea of heretical origins for the Tarot still attracts attention because the Medieval heresies share two important traits with modern Tarotists.
The Albigensian Crusades
August 1, 2011 By
Articles about the Albigensian Crusades: CONFLICT AND CONSCIENCE: IDEOLOGICAL WAR AND THE ALBIGENSIAN CRUSADE, by John W. Bauer On Cathars, Albigenses, and good men of Languedoc, by Mark Gregory Pegg The Polemical use of the Albigensian Crusade during the French Wars of Religion, by Luc Racaut The Albigensian Crusade:A Historiographical Essay, by Eric O. Rummel The […]
The Polemical use of the Albigensian Crusade during the French Wars of Religion
July 18, 2011 By
The Polemical use of the Albigensian Crusade during the French Wars of Religion Racaut, Luc French History 13, 3 (1999) Abstract From the outset of the Reformation, Catholic authors had sought to draw parallels between Protestantism and earlier heresies. In France, members of the Sorbonne took arguments from controversies against a variety of heretical groups which […]
Amor vs. Roma: Cathars and the Birth of the Inquisition
June 16, 2011 By
Amor vs. Roma: Cathars and the Birth of the Inquisition From the CBC Radio series Ideas, this 2-part show examines the rise and fall of the Cathars, medieval Christians who were pacifist, ecstatic, feminist, and contrary to the Catholic Church of thirteenth century France. They were exterminated in a classic crusade and Inquisition, invented to […]
Beziers 1209: The Great Butchery
May 18, 2011 By
This short documentary is based on the writings of William of Tuleda and detail the fall and massacre of the town of Beziers on July 22, 1209 during the Albigensian Crusade. Produced by Aline Caldwell, this film comes in English and French versions: Please visit Aline Caldwell’s website or Youtube Channel for more information.
The Albigensian Crusade: A Comparative Military Study, 1209-1218
March 25, 2011 By
The Albigensian Crusade: A Comparative Military Study, 1209-1218 By Michael Taulier Abstract: This thesis addresses the military aspects of the Albigensian Crusade in the region of Languedoc between 1209 and 1218. The purpose of the research is to move beyond the conventional focus on Catharism and its attendant heresy in order to examine the martial […]
Torquemada, the Inquisition, And the Expulsion of the Jews
March 21, 2011 By
Torquemada, the Inquisition, And the Expulsion of the Jews Rush, Timothy EIR Strategic Studies, April 1 (2005) Abstract The essential conflict between Europe and Islam must be seen in the context of the earlier alliance between Charle- magne and the Baghdad Caliphate’s Haroun el-Rashid. The origin of the conflict is essentially traced to the period approximately […]
Interview with Laurence Marvin – The Occitan War: A Military And Political History Of The Albigensian Crusade, 1209–1218
January 20, 2010 By
The Albigensian Crusade of the early-thirteenth century was a key moment in Europe’s medieval history. The crusade was launched by Pope Innocent III in 1209 against the Cathars, a heretical sect of Christians living in southern France. It led to a series of military efforts to root out the Cathars and their supporters. Many books have been […]
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