The Yellow Cross
The Story of the Last Cathars 1290-1329
1st Edition
Published on 2. August 2001
528 pages
978-0-14-193777-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the 13th century, a group of heretics in southwest France, the Cathars, became a serious threat to the Catholic church. In several waves of repression, thousands of Cathars were killed. Yet so ardent was their faith that, early in the next century, the Cathars rose one last time. Using the breathtakingly detailed and uniquely extant documentation from this period, and drawing on his intimate knowledge of the last Cathars' tracks and hiding places, many of which survive to this day, Rene Weis tells the full story of this gripping historical episode.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
5,71 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-14-193777-9 (9780141937779)
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08/2001
Penguin Books Ltd
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Person
Rene Weis was born in 1953. He is Professor of English Literature at UCL and the author of Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson, first published in 1988 to critical acclaim.
