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Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade

In the multi-episode series 'Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade,' hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the complex historiography surrounding the Cathars and the brutal realities of the Albigensian Crusade. They challenge conventional narratives, highlighting how the perception of the Cathars as a cohesive dualist movement was constructed long after the events. The series delves into the war initiated by Pope Innocent III, emphasizing major events and subsequent mythologization of these historical moments.