Henry II., having taken Cahors in 1154, left his chancellor, Becket, there as governor.

Nowadays it is the Fountain of Divona that supplies Cahors with water.

She began now to regret that she had not gone down to the house party of Madeleine de Cahors at Alenon.

What a feat of war was that capture of Cahors by Henry with only 1,400 men, after almost incessant fighting in the streets for five days and nights!

The next day brought me to the end of my long journey down the valley of the Lot, for I had decided to leave the country below Cahors until some future day.