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Ximene abandons the Cathar religion, but not for the beliefs of the Church of Rome. Now altruistic, she struggles to create an agnostic formula for life and government centred on the concept of “the greater good”She rejects the mystology of both Cathar and Roman churches. However her thinking is still riddled with conflicting issues as she believes that ideally there should have been be a world wide empire and world wide religion.
By an accident of fate she finds herself in a position to exert influence over the governance of England and it’s Plantagenet rulers. She comes to believe in independent national identities because it gives the opportunity for differences in culture to not only be tolerated but encouraged in at least one nation. She is totally unconcerned with who rules, only how they rule.
1370-1390.
Ximene abandons the Cathar religion, but not for the beliefs of the Church of Rome. Now altruistic, she struggles to create an agnostic formula for life and government centred on the concept of “the greater good”
She rejects the mystology of both Cathar and Roman churches. However her thinking is still riddled with conflicting issues as she believes that ideally there should have been be a world wide empire and world wide religion.
By an accident of fate she finds herself in a position to exert influence over the governance of England and it’s Plantagenet rulers. She comes to believe in independent national identities because it gives the opportunity for differences in culture to not only be tolerated but encouraged in at least one nation. She is totally unconcerned with who rules, only how they rule.
John Stanley retains unswerving adherence to the principles of the Feudal system and concepts of Chivalry. His continual involvement provides a counterpoint to Ximene’s sometimes agonising seach for a different world.
Ximene gives birth to a son by John and struggles with the conflict between her maternal instinct and the belief that as her baby grows to manhood he will continue her fight.
By an accident of fate she finds herself in a position to exert influence over the governance of England and it’s Plantagenet rulers. She comes to believe in national identity because it gives the opportunity for differences in culture to not only be tolerated but encouraged in at least one nation. She was totally unconcerned with who rules, only how they rule.
Ximene’s tragedy is that though at several points in time she had the opportunity to create an independent Occitan, because of short term priorities she failed to take that opportunity.
If she was reincarnated today she would change those priorities.