History for Iron Maiden fans 101
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In case you've been listening to Iron Maiden's new album Dance of Death, you might be interested in learning some history.
Montségur was a Cathar fortress. Cathars were a Gnostic heretics, who were persecuted by the Inquisition. In 1245, Inquisition conquered Montségur and burned 200 Cathars. Too bad. Boardgamers might be interested to know that there were lots of Cathars living in the city of Carcassonne. If you're interested, Wikipedia knows lots of things about Cathars.
Passchendaele, in the other hand, was a major battle in the World War I. It is better known, perhaps, as the Third Battle of Ypres. As was typical in the WWI, it was a long, bloody fight (about 250,000 casualties) over nothing: almost everything the allied forces gained was lost in the Fourth Battle of Ypres. Wikipedia can tell you more, as usual.
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