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Kill Them All : Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade

By Sean , McGlynn

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-0-7509-5194-4, 075095194X
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
2 MB (2320774 bytes)
Pages
502\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
600-1500.;France -- History987-1328.;Persecution -- Middle Ages.;France.;HISTAlbigenses.;Persecution -- History -- Middle AgesMilitary.;France -- History -- Capetians

Description

The Albigensian crusade (1209-1229) by the Catholic Church against the Cathar heretics of southern France is infamous for its brutality. Marked by massacres and acts of appalling cruelty, these deeds are commonly ascribed to the role of religious fanaticism. This book is the first to offer a dedicated military history of the whole Crusade; in so doing it refutes this old view. By telling the story of the Crusade through its dramatic sieges, battles and campaigns and offering expert analysis of the warfare involved, the author reveals the Crusade in a new light - as a bloody territorial conques. Read more... Abstract: The Albigensian crusade (1209-1229) by the Catholic Church against the Cathar heretics of southern France is infamous for its brutality. Marked by massacres and acts of appalling cruelty, these deeds are commonly ascribed to the role of religious fanaticism. This book is the first to offer a dedicated military history of the whole Crusade; in so doing it refutes this old view. By telling the story of the Crusade through its dramatic sieges, battles and campaigns and offering expert analysis of the warfare involved, the author reveals the Crusade in a new light - as a bloody territorial conques

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