Albigeois became a rallying point in the great struggle of the Midi against the Inquisition.
Both the episcopal and communal power emerged from this struggle diminished;
effective authority passed after 1320 to the government of the king, which retained
control of Albi through the crises of the Hundred Years’ War and the 15th century.
Alan Friedlander
Albi (Tarn), Sainte-Cécile, chevet.
Photograph courtesy of Alinari/Art
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