Revolution in Carcassonne - Elaine Graham-Leigh Journal It looks at how the

It looks at how the changing nature of war

Professor Michael Lavalette

With an introduction by Elaine Graham-Leigh

An essential and engaging read

Revolution in Carcassonne - Elaine Graham-Leigh Journal It looks at how theIn August 1303, the people of the southern French town of Carcassonne rose up in revolt. Their rebellion against King and Inquisition saw the prison stormed, many of the town elite driven out and their houses sacked, and the inquisitors humiliated. For eighteen months, Carcassonne was a town where the French royal writ did not run. Reconstructed from the contemporary accounts, the revolt emerges as an important incident in medieval class struggle. It