The Albigensian Crusade claimed over 200,000 souls as northern lords rampaged across Occitania.
This episode explores medieval France beyond the Capetian north, covering regions like Occitania, Provence, and Aquitaine, and discussing cultural, artistic, and intellectual developments such as troubadour poetry, the Albigensian Crusade, and Gothic architecture. It highlights how regional diversity flourished in the absence of strong central power.
