The Friar of Carcassonne

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The Last Days of the Cathars

By Stephen O'Shea

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Set in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, The Friar of Carcassonne follows Bernard Delicieux, a Franciscan friar who becomes a powerful voice of resistance against the persecution of alleged Cathars in 14th-century Languedoc. Facing opposition from Pope Boniface VII, King Philip IV, and inquisitor Bernard Gui, Delicieux leads a daring revolt culminating in the storming of grim prisons in 1303, freeing prisoners and challenging the forces of repression. This gripping narrative builds on Stephen O'Shea's acclaimed The Perfect Heresy to tell an inspiring yet tragic tale of courage and conviction.
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Ideal for readers interested in religion, spirituality, medieval history, and those fascinated by stories of resistance against religious persecution.

Secret tribunals, illegal rendition, torture, trumped up charges . all in a society controlled by fear.

Secret tribunals, illegal rendition, torture, trumped up charges ... all in a society controlled by fear. Such was the tenor of life in Languedoc around the year 1300. The dungeons housed hundreds of despairing innocents. The charge - heresy.

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Nearly a century had passed since Languedoc had been put to the sword in the Albigensian Crusade, but the stain of Catharism still lay on the land. Any accusation of Catharism invited peril. But repression bred resentment, and it was in Carcassonne that resistance began to stir.

In 1300, a great orator emerged who brought together the currents of resistance. Three years later, the terrible prisons were stormed and the inmates set free. The orator was a Franciscan friar, Bernard Delicieux. The forces ranged against Delicieux included the ruthless Pope Boniface VII, the Machiavellian French King Philip IV, and the grand inquisitor of Toulouse, Bernard Gui (the villain of The Name of the Rose).

This magnificent book, which forms a kind of sequel to Stephen O'Shea's bestselling The Perfect Heresy, tells his inspiring life and tragic story.

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"O'Shea's vivid and evocative story of the extraordinary and moving career of Bernard Délicieux rests on thorough and wide-ranging knowledge and shrewd historical judgement," praises R. I. Moore, author of The Formation of a Persecuting Society.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781846683206

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 May 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 231g

Pages: 320

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Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Stephen O'Shea

About the Author

Stephen O'Shea, for many years a journalist in Paris and New York, contributed to a wide variety of publications on the arts and translated French feature films. The Friar of Carcassonne is his third book of medieval history. Previous books also published by Profile include A Perfect Heresy and Sea of Faith. He currently lives with his two daughters in Providence, Rhode Island. stephenosheaonline.com.