Title

'The Massacre at Beziers',-1209

Caption

'The Massacre at Beziers', (1209), 1890. On 22 July 1209 the people of Beziers were slaughtered in churches by Crusaders and routiers, following the failure of Renaud de Montpeyroux to negotiate departure of Cathars from within the city. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F25_156

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,8Mb (3,5Mb) / 13,3in x 17,7in / 3993 x 5318 (300dpi)

Keywords

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