History of Catholicism in France
The history of the Catholic Church in France is inseparable from the history of France, and should be analyzed in its peculiar relationship with the State, with which it was progressively confused, confronted, and separated. == Early Christianity == == Legend == According to long-standing legend, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and some companions, who were expelled by persecutions from the Holy Land, traversed the Mediterranean in a frail boat with neither rudder nor mast and landed at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer near Arles.
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Catharism
Melvyn Bragg examines the beliefs of the Cathars, a medieval southern European Christian sect accused of heresy, and explores why they were seen as a threat to the 13th century Catholic Church.
17 January 2002
Featuring: Malcolm Barber, Miri Rubin, Euan Cameron
St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Melvyn Bragg discusses the infamous St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 when the River Seine ran red with Protestant blood.
27 November 2003
Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Mark Greengrass, Penny Roberts