Gérard de Sèd

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One of several books mentioned that Gérard de Sède wrote about the Cathars, listed alongside his other Cathar-themed works to illustrate his obsession with the topic.

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One of several books mentioned that Gérard de Sède wrote about the Cathars, part of the enumeration of his works on the subject.

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A pivotal book in the chain of influences behind The Da Vinci Code. Henry Lincoln read its paperback version while on holiday in the Cévennes in 1969, and it told him about the mystery of Rennes-le-Château and the priest Bérenger Saunière. The hosts reveal it was actually commissioned by Pierre Plantard, who fed Gérard de Sède the fabricated story about Merovingian parchments to support his own schemes.

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One of several books mentioned that Gérard de Sède wrote about the Cathars, demonstrating his obsession with the subject. Listed as part of a rapid-fire enumeration of his Cathar-themed works.

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One of several books by Gérard de Sède mentioned in the episode, translated by the hosts as 'Occitania in revolt in the Middle Ages,' further demonstrating his fixation on the history and mythology of southwestern France.