Massacre at Montségur: A History of the Albigensian Crusade
By: Zoé Oldenbourg
4.01
Format: 429 pages, Hardcover
In 1208 Pope Innocent III called for a Crusade - this time against a country of fellow Christians. …
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4.22
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4.25
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"It is too often the case,"-Dee Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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4.34
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4.19
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2.57
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4.22
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4.15
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4.25
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3.75
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4.11
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4.31
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3.94
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2.80
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3.84
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29. Massacre at Montségur: A History of the Albigensian Crusade
By: Zoé Oldenbourg
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Format: 429 pages, Hardcover
In 1208 Pope Innocent III called for a Crusade - this time against a country of fellow Christians. … read more
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