• The Ball of the Burning Men

  • Dec 8 2024
  • Length: 24 mins
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The Ball of the Burning Men

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  • Join Kelli as she goes over the Ball of the Burning Men, an event during King Charles VI's reign in France where 6 men - charivari dancers dressed as wild men in very flammable costumes - caught fire. And one of the men was the King himself - Charles VI.

    In today's episode, we go over the historical context of the time, including the Hundred Years War. Then, we look into Charles VI, sometimes called Charles the Mad, to understand how he ended up in a flammable costume on fire at a ball.

    And don't worry - the King survived. But not everyone was so lucky.

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