Cathars and Catharism in Languedoc
Interest in the Cathars has always been strong but the past couple of years have seen a new interest in Catharism and its history.
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Read the article - The Cathars of the Languedoc
The Legacy of the Cathars of the Languedoc in Southern France and the crusade against them in the thirteenth century: the first crusade against Christians and the origins of the Inquisition in Europe. read more..
The Albigensian Crusades - fairly detailed information about the Crusades against the Cathars.
Definition of Albigensian Crusade - from WordIQ
Languedoc France Info has pages of Cathar history. Well worth reading. (The navigation takes a bit of managing) They also have an interesting page explaining which Cathar castles in Languedoc are really Cathar and which ones were built later in the Cathar style.
Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade has descriotions and pictures of Peyreptuse, Carcassonne, Queribus, Foix, Monsegur, Lastours, and Beaucaire.
Cathars Org is a wide-ranging site by Philippe Cantal (in French)