The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade
Download or Read eBook The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade PDF written by M. D. Costen and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1997-11-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : M. D. Costen |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1997-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0719043328 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780719043321 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade by : M. D. Costen
Book excerpt: A compelling introduction to the war against the heretics of Languedoc launched in 1209, combined with a description of the political, economic, religious and social conditions of south-western France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Michael Costen shows why the Cathar heresy came to flourish and how the campaign against it developed into a programme of conquest by which an alliance of church and state finally destroyed the heresy and united the region with the newly expanding French kingdom.
