College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University DigitalCommons@CSB/SJU Honors Theses, 1963-2015 Honors Program 2014 Beyond the Walls: Walled Cities of Medieval France: The Preservation of Heritage and Cultural Memory at Carcassonne, Aigues-Mortes, and La Rochelle Emily Huber College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/honors_theses Part of the Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons Recommended Citation Huber, Emily, "Beyond the Walls: Walled Cities of Medieval France: The Preservation of Heritage and Cultural Memory at Carcassonne, Aigues-Mortes, and La Rochelle" (2014). Honors Theses, 1963-2015. 42. https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/honors_theses/42 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@CSB/SJU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses, 1963-2015 by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@CSB/SJU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Beyond the Walls Walled Cities of Medieval France: The Preservation of Heritage and Cultural Memory at Carcassonne, Aigues-Mortes, and La Rochelle An Honors Thesis College of Saint Benedict Saint John’s University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for Distinction In The Department of Languages and Cultures By Emily Huber As advised by: Professor T. Vann December 2013 Beyond the Walls Table of Contents Acknowledgements 3 I. Preface 4 II. Introduction to Walled Cities and Their Histories 5 III. Preservation of Heritage and the Marketing of History 10 IV. Exemplary Walled Cities: Carcassonne, Aigues-Mortes, and La Rochelle 17 V. Carcassonne 19 • French Catholic Authority: The Albigensian Crusade and Carcassonne 21 • Restoring and Reimagining: Viollet-le-Duc’s Contributions to Carcassonne 25 • Marketing a Medieval Tale: Tourism at Carcassonne 29 VI.