The siege of Lavaur - 1211

In 1211, Simon de Montfort was thinking of attacking the county of Toulouse. What's more, one of the Occitan lords who had paid homage to him, Aymeri de Montréal, Guiraude's brother, reneged on his allegiance, revolted and took refuge in Lavaur.

Relive the siege of Lavaur in 1211, one of the most famous episodes of the Albigensian Crusade: discover the town at the time, who the Cathars were, how Dame Guiraude fiercely defended her town until she was captured, and the changes that followed.