PCT4275671 Massacre of the Albigeois (Cathars) (engraving); (add.info.: Massacre of the Albigeois (Cathars). Engraving by Riou for the History of France in 100 paintings by Lehugeur, ed. Lahure late 19th century. Extract from the text: ???he war of the Albigeans was a war of extermination. Simon de Montfort, chief chief of the Croises from 1209 to 1218, was marked by his fanaticism; he looked at the heretics as viperes that must be crushed, and all those who fell into his hands were burning, thrown into wells, or hung from the trees of the paths; he saved neither women nor children.??; Photo 穢 Gusman.