Compass

A Strange Landscape - Episode 2 The Fires of Faith. (1996x8)

Air date: Apr 07, 1996

A five part series examining the medieval mind through stories from the Middle Ages. This program assesses the impact of Church dissidents in the Middle Ages and the heavy-handed papal reaction. It travels to Assisi to tell the story of the Franciscans and Carcassonne to relate the tragic tale of the Cathars. The trial of heretics is reconstructed as is the horrific punishment meted out to those found guilty.