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Cathar Country

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November 1st 2007
The Cathars didn't muck about defensively speaking. How's this for a defensive position? The castle at Queribus Even paranoids have enemies. When they Cathars were run out of Bezier, the Cistercian abbot-commander, was supposed to have been asked how to tell Cathar from Roman Catholic and r ... read more

Europe » France » Languedoc-Roussillon » Perpignan

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more