History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 178, the crusade, the crusade against the Cathars, the storming of the wall.

Hello again.

Last week we saw the Franciscan friar Bernard Delicier take a stand against the Inquisition,

traveling north to meet with the King of France in an attempt to get the French crown to rein in the

Dominican friars and their excessive inquiries.

King Philip the 4th did impose some restrictions on the

Inquisitor's but to Bernard he didn't go far enough and at the conclusion of

last week's episode we saw him encourage the citizens of Carcasson themselves

to rise up against the Inquisitor's.

Now astute listeners may have noticed that in last week's episode I wrongly

referred to Bishop Kastinay as the Bishop of Toulouse. Bishop Kastinay was of course

the Bishop of Albee, not the Bishop of Toulouse.

So when I referred to the citizens of Toulouse making life difficult for Bishop Kastinay,

I should have said of course the citizens of Albee, not the

citizens of Toulouse.

Just again, so we're all clear, Bishop Kastinay is definitely the Bishop of Albee.

Okay, back to the narrative.

Now, in response to Bernard's call for action, the chief Inquisitor of Carcasson, Jeffrey

Dablie, raced back from Toulouse to Carcasson and informed the people of the town that he would provide a formal response to Bernard's

sermon in one week's time in a speech of his own. Bernard used the intervening week well, speaking publicly not only in churches but in the streets,

encouraging, empowering and comforting the people of Carcasson, and dropping little hints to them in the form of parables.

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