{"product_id":"9782840481621","title":"La Croisade des Albigeois","description":"French Text\u003cp\u003eIn the Medieval period, the idea of the crusade (or holy war\/jihad) gained favor as a way firstly of freeing the Holy Land from Muslim control, it then degenerated into a justification for imposing western domination in Asia Minor. Crusades, therefore, always took place away from western Europe. However, in 1209, for the first time on Catholic Christian soil, a crusade was undertaken which lasted for over 30 years in southern France, with Simon de Montfort at its head. The crusade was against Cathar heretics, known also as Albigensians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly illustrated book details all the military and social consequences of what became a serious bloodletting. It also portrays the early career of Simon de Montfort, a character whose influence can still be felt down the centuries as the leader of the barons who made England's King John sign the Magna Carta.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Heimdal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041030127856,"sku":"9782840481621","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9782840481621_p0.jpg?v=1763706995","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782840481621","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}