middle ages, 600-1500

Recounts the story of the Cathars and the myths associated with them.

In 1327, finding his sensitive mission at an Italian abbey further complicated by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William of Baskerville turns detective.

Examines the influence and practice of religion in the Middle Ages, focusing on Christianity, with discussion of Judaism, Islam, heretics, and Crusaders. Includes a dissection of a gothic cathedral.

Examines the role of passion in two medieval mystics.

Summary: Examines the lives of both peasant and noble in Europe during the Middle Ages as well as the role of the church and the growth of towns and cities.

An intellectually nonconformist monk investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

Examines the medieval crusades and the religious fervor that inspired the confrontation between Christianity and Islam.