The Yellow Cross is a harrowing tale of a desperate people in a small corner of France who defied the kings of Europe and the Pope.
He is the author of numerous scholarly publications and of Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson, published to critical acclaim in Britain in 1988..
About the Author: Ren Weis is Professor of English Literature at University College London.
This is an exceptionally vivid re-creation of a fascinating, and otherwise lost, world.
Having spent years exploring a rich trove of untouched information, including trial records and interrogation transcripts, Weis creates a remarkably detailed portrait of the Last great gasp of the movement and the day-to-day life of the individual Cathars in their villages.
Ren Weis tells the dramatic and moving Story of these thirty years, offering a rich medieval tale of faith, adventure, sex, and courage.
Yet so ardent was their faith that during the years 1290 to 1329, the Cathars rose up one Last time.
In systematic waves of brutal persecution, thousands of Cathars were captured, summarily tried, and burned at the stake as heretics.
The Cathars, whose religion was based on the Gospels but contradicted the tenets set forth by Rome, found themselves the focus of ruthless repression.
The Yellow Cross is a harrowing tale of a desperate people in a small corner of France who defied the kings of Europe and the Pope
