Fra Dolcino's Holy Crusade How the Apostolic Brethren Waged Guerilla War Against the Catholic Church in the Northern Italian Alps
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
30.08.2026
Verlag
Winston Maddox PublishingSeitenzahl
108
Maße (L/B/H)
20,3/12,7/0,6 cm
Gewicht
126 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798235615083
What happens when absolute religious devotion turns into an armed war against the most powerful institution on Earth? For centuries, mainstream history has treated the radical movements of the Middle Ages as mere footnotes-brief blips of religious eccentricities crushed by the weight of the Catholic Church. But if you strip away the sanitized summaries of modern textbooks, you find a far darker, bloodier reality. In the year 1300, a charismatic preacher named Fra Dolcino took command of the Apostolic Brethren, a sect committed to living in total, uncompromising poverty. Declaring Pope Boniface VIII and the Church hierarchy to be the apocalyptic Whore of Babylon, Dolcino did not simply preach reform; he mobilized an army. When inquisitorial pressure mounted across Northern Italy, Dolcino did not surrender to the flames. Instead, he led thousands of men, women, and children out of the cities and deep into the brutal terrain of the Italian Alps. Fleeing into the high passes of Val Sesia, the Apostolic Brethren transformed overnight from barefoot ascetics into a disciplined guerrilla force. Operating from high-altitude hideouts, they waged a relentless campaign of asymmetric warfare against local noblemen, raiding supply convoys, ambushing episcopal patrols, and enforcing their doctrine of radical poverty at the point of a sword. In Fra Dolcino's Holy Crusade How the Apostolic Brethren Waged Guerilla War Against the Catholic Church in the Northern Italian Alps, author Winston Maddox delivers an unsparing, meticulously researched chronicle designed for the history buff who craves tactical detail and raw historical realism over simplified narratives. Step directly into the frozen mud of the Biellese mountains as Bishop Raniero of Vercelli assembles a multi-regional crusader army under papal decree to wipe the heresy off the map. Experience the grueling siege of Mount Rubello, where Dolcino's mountain wolves fought through freezing winters, severe famine, and relentless siege artillery before their catastrophic final stand in Holy Week of 1307. This is not a passive retold summary; it is an immersive descent into a mountain war fought with broadswords, pitchforks, and apocalyptic zeal. From the early streets of Parma to the fiery executions at Vercelli, Maddox brings every skirmish, theological debate, and strategic failure into sharp focus. If you are a reader who wants to truly experience the terrifying reality of medieval warfare and religious insurrection, this book was written for you. Will you step into the mountain strongholds of the medieval world's most dangerous heretical crusade?
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