WWW.COLINDUNCANTAYLOR.COM
  • Home
  • Topics
    • Amazing structures
    • Battles & sieges
    • Cathars & crusaders
    • Curious tales
    • Gastronomy
    • Occitan culture
    • Occupation & resistance
    • Pastel or woad
    • Prehistory
    • Religious affairs
    • Secret places
    • Take a trip
  • Books
  • Buy
  • Blog
  • Videos
  • About me
  • Contact
Picture
​

South of France blog

The death of Simon de Montfort, 25 June 1218

25/6/2022

0 Comments

 
ON THIS DAY IN 1218, Simon de Montfort was killed at the siege of Toulouse. A rock fired from a catapult by the women of the town struck his steel helmet and he fell to the ground dead.
There are no memorials to the man who had served as military leader of the Albigensian Crusade since 1209, but this monument at Les Cassés near Saint-Félix-Lauragais was erected in memory of the Cathars who were persecuted by Simon de Montfort and his successors.

Plaques on simple stones record a series of events from the fall of Béziers in 1209 to the year 1321 when the last known Cathar parfait was burned in Villerouge-Termenes. 
Picture
EXPLORE BY TOPIC OR MAP
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Colin Duncan Taylor

    "I have been living in the south of France for 20 years, and through my books and my blog, I endeavour to share my love for the history and gastronomy of Occitanie and the Pyrenees."

    RSS Feed

    France expat blogs


​​Contact me by email or follow me on social media!
contact Colin
Privacy policy
© Copyright 2022 Colin Duncan Taylor. Design by Colin Duncan Taylor.
​
  • Home
  • Topics
    • Amazing structures
    • Battles & sieges
    • Cathars & crusaders
    • Curious tales
    • Gastronomy
    • Occitan culture
    • Occupation & resistance
    • Pastel or woad
    • Prehistory
    • Religious affairs
    • Secret places
    • Take a trip
  • Books
  • Buy
  • Blog
  • Videos
  • About me
  • Contact