History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 100. Episode 109, the Crusade against the Cathars, a short introduction. Hello again, thanks to the money raised from the King Peter of Cyprus and the Last Crusade

fundraising episode, I'm back and ready to embark on a new series of episodes on the Crusades. Not in the

Middle East this time but in southern France. To each and every one of you who purchased the fundraising episode,

particularly those who paid more than the five dollar asking price and or left lovely messages. Thank you so much. This is for you.

To those of you who are listening and thinking, what fundraising episode? I recorded an hour-long episode

which covers the events following The Fall of Acre and The Crusade of King Peter of Cyprus in 1365, the last crusade in which the object was the recovery

of Jerusalem. If you still want to purchase it, you can. want to purchase it you can you can find it at history of the Crusades dot band camp.com

Right now in the History of the Crusades Podcast series, we concluded, of course, with the

fall of Acre in 1291. To start our examination of the crusade against the Cathars, we not only have to change

our geographical setting from the Middle East to southern France, we also have to go back in time.

When we start a chronological look at the Crusade against the Cathars, we will kick off in the early

years of the 13th century, so some 90 or so years before the fall of acre.

And a word of warning.

This series of episodes is going to be considerably darker than the episodes set in the Middle East.

As you all know, when the Latin Christians of Europe decided to conquer the Holy Land in the name of Christendom, they were opposed by the Muslims of the Middle East.

Those Muslims were more than a match for the Crusaders, and in the end they prevailed and reclaimed the territory

won by the Latin Christians.

The Cathars, on the other hand, are pacifists.

They don't have the resources or the military know-how or even the will to defend themselves in battle.

While others who do will take up their cause,

it's safe to say that things are not going to end well for the Cathars.

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