The confrontation between France and England in those days was like a duel between two heavyweight boxers. Intrigues, mysterious murders, the machinations of spies, the mysterious deaths of kings are mixed here with sincere feelings of love, friendship, honor and loyalty to the oath, which has always been valued more than gold. The story of the life and formation of one of the great crusaders of the Albigensian campaign against the backdrop of the beautiful and bloody medieval history of Europe 13 century. Book from the trilogy-preface to the "Albigensian Cross".