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The Chronicle of William of Puylaurens - The Albigensian Crusade and its Aftermath (Hardcover)
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The Chronicle of William of Puylaurens - The Albigensian Crusade and its Aftermath (Hardcover)
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First translation into English of key chronicle for events of the
Albigensian Crusade and the attack on heresy, including the siege
of the Cathar stronghold, Montsegur. The Albigensian Crusade, which
forms the main subject of William of Puylaurens' Chronicle, was a
defining episode in the history of France. Launched in 1209 by Pope
Innocent III, it was directed against the aristocracy of
southernFrance (especially the Counts of Toulouse) who were accused
of protecting heresy, and especially Catharism, a dualist heresy
which represented a major threat to the Catholic Church. The
Crusade ended in 1229 with the defeat of Count Raymond VII of
Toulouse. It was followed in the 1230s by the establishment of the
Papal Inquisition against heresy. The long-term outcome of the
Crusade was the defeat of Catharism, and the establishment of
French Royal powerin the region. William of Puylaurens' Chronicle,
here translated into English for the first time, is one of the main
contemporary accounts of these events. It describes heresy in the
south of France in the early 13th century; provides a narrative of
the Crusade; and then outlines the growth of the Inquisition and
the sustained attack on heresy which followed, including the siege
of the Cathar fortress of Montsegur in 1243-44. This translation is
accompanied by an introduction, full notes, appendices, and a
bibliography.W.A. SIBLY is a former Domus Exhibitioner in Classics
at Balliol College, Oxford; M.D. SIBLY read history at Corpus
Christi College, Cambridge. They have also translated Peter of Les
Vaux de Cernay's History of the Albigensian Crusade (also published
by Boydell & Brewer).
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