1888. Lea, an American historian, devoted himself to research, mainly on church history in the later middle ages, and his literary reputation rests on the important books he produced on this subject. However, his great contribution was his originality and his profound influence in impressing on American historians the importance of direct study of sources. This is Volume II of III. Contents: Languedoc; France; The Spanish Peninsula; Italy; The Slavic Cathari; Germany; Bohemia; and The Hussites. See other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Vol. 1 ISBN 0766188930, Vol. 3 ISBN 0766188957