Reviews for Cathar Castles: Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209-1244

The average rating for Cathar Castles: Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209-1244 based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-11 00:00:00 Leonard Smith My initial impression stands. This is the most pro-Catholic text about the Albigensian Crusade I've encountered. While a Facebook historian argued that certain words could be interpreted more generally and universally for a medieval/historical text, I stand by my opinion that this book leans (strongly) in favor of the Northern French. The sentiment came through clearly that there is never an acceptable heresy: it's only appropriate that the heretics were either converted or eliminated. And yet I appreciate how this text encouraged higher levels of meta-cognition, in regards to my reading. It made me evaluate the language (word choice) in ways I don't typically apply to "fun reading" but reserve for news and social media stories. For example, referring to the Northern Army's movements as an "intervention" in the South, a term most often associated these days with loving but fed-up families having to take drastic action to save drug addicts or alcoholics... just as the Catholics sought "to save the souls" of the Cathars? Such a benevolent word sits at odds with many other accounts referring to the Crusade as "genocidal." In terms of content and layout, I found it somewhat confusing: the large majority of images don't match the text on that page (or even the previous/subsequent page). However, flipping around to match photos/drawings with information isn't terribly difficult in a 65 page booklet, so that's a minor inconvenience.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-16 00:00:00 Fitatsd Linas HIstoriadores de Aliexpress. Vaya puta basura