The Fall of the Troubadours is a book written by John Frederick Rowbotham. It is a historical account of the decline of the troubadours, a group of poets and musicians who flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries in the Occitan-speaking regions of southern France. The book explores the social, political, and cultural factors that led to the decline of the troubadours, including the Albigensian Crusade, the rise of the Inquisition, and the consolidation...