Revolution in Carcassonne - Elaine Graham-Leigh Journal it remains vital reading for

it remains vital reading for all those fighting for reforms and revolution today

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a powerful and concise statement of the need to build the revolutionary party as well as the day-to-day fight for reforms

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Revolution in Carcassonne - Elaine Graham-Leigh Journal it remains vital reading forIn August 1303, the people of the southern French town of Carcassonne rose up in revolt. Their rebellion against King and Inquisition saw the prison stormed, many of the town elite driven out and their houses sacked, and the inquisitors humiliated. For eighteen months, Carcassonne was a town where the French royal writ did not run. Reconstructed from the contemporary accounts, the revolt emerges as an important incident in medieval class struggle. It