Marcus Cowper studied medieval history at the universities of Manchester and Birmingham. He specialized in High and Late Medieval Church history, and received his postgraduate degree for a study on the impact of heresy in the locality. He has edited Osprey military history books for over seven years and is one of the editors responsible for the creation of the Fortress series. The author lives in Oxford, England.
Introduction | p. 4 |
A brief history of the Languedoc | |
The lords of the south | |
The Cathar heresy | |
The Catholic Church's response | |
Chronology | p. 10 |
Design and development | p. 11 |
Gallo-Roman sites | |
The medieval castra | |
The royal fortifications of the Languedoc | |
Tour of the sites | p. 17 |
Carcassonne | |
Peyrepertuse | |
Queribus | |
Cabaret (Lastours) | |
Montsegur | |
Other sites of interest | |
Faidit lords and crusader knights | p. 37 |
The sites at war | p. 39 |
Beziers, 1209 | |
Carcassone | |
Minerve, 1210 | |
Termes, 1210 | |
Lavaur, 1211 | |
Toulouse | |
Montsegur, 1243-44 | |
Aftermath | p. 54 |
Visiting the sites today | p. 56 |
Further reading | p. 62 |
Index | p. 64 |
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