Crusade, Heresy and Inquisition in the Lands of the Crown of Aragon c. 1167-1276 The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World

Abstract

There are few matters in the study of medieval history which receive more attention than crusade, heresy and inquisition. Indeed, it might be felt a disproportionate amount of time is spent focused on these themes. I return to them here because it is the case that the subjects of the crusades (and particularly the Albigensian crusade) involving the Crown of Aragon in the course of the thirteenth century, the spread of heresy in Catalonia and beyond, and the first years of inquisitions in lands which would later become famous for the mythologized Inquisition, have received far less attention than they deserve.