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	title:	The History of the Albigensian Crusade: Peter of Les-Vaux-de-Cernay's Historia Albigensis
	author:	Petrus Sarnesis
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	The Boydell Press
	released:	June 1, 2002
	isbn:	0851158072
	isbn-13:	9780851158075

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First hand account of the only crusade against christians - Rated This is a translation of a first hand account of the Albigensian crusade in the 13th century. Set in the Languedoc region of France the account relates the events during the crusade against Cathar heretics from the point of view of a young monk travelling with the crusaders. The great strength of the book is that besides translating the letters of the monk it also uses copious footnotes to explain the relationships between the people and events discussed. This is a fascinating story in its own right and with the explanations of the religious and political intrigue taking place in the background it becomes a gripping read. The detail of the beliefs and behaviour of the heretics is a little thin and in some cases quite obviously biased but then what would you expect from a devout monk! The detail of various sieges illuminates the way of battle from this period and the discovery of the various atrocities committed by both sides is a sobering reminder that we have not really come that far in the intervening 900 years. I found the story so interesting that I have followed up on other related titles and there are more on my wishlist.

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First hand account of the only crusade against christians - Rated 4/5
This is a translation of a first hand account of the Albigensian crusade in the 13th century.

Set in the Languedoc region of France the account relates the events during the crusade against Cathar heretics from the point of view of a young monk travelling with the crusaders. The great strength of the book is that besides translating the letters of the monk it also uses copious footnotes to explain the relationships between the people and events discussed.

This is a fascinating story in its own right and with the explanations of the religious and political intrigue taking place in the background it becomes a gripping read. The detail of the beliefs and behaviour of the heretics is a little thin and in some cases quite obviously biased but then what would you expect from a devout monk!

The detail of various sieges illuminates the way of battle from this period and the discovery of the various atrocities committed by both sides is a sobering reminder that we have not really come that far in the intervening 900 years.

I found the story so interesting that I have followed up on other related titles and there are more on my wishlist.

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