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The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France [Audiobook]
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The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France [Audiobook]
English | ASIN: B08R5T1KKF | 2020 | 6 hours and 31 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 356 MB
Author: Eric Jager
Narrator: Robert Glenister
In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight, fresh from combat in Scotland finds his wife, Marguerite, accusing squire Jacques Le Gris of brutally raping her. A deadlocked court decrees a “trial by combat” that also leaves Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris.
What follows is a fierce duel before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded - but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating detective story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.