This book/story is starting to get more buzz (primarily because it is being made into a film, but also because it is based on a true story).
The Last Duel (Movie Tie-In): A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat | Paperback
Eric Jager, Pub. Crown | Crown
History / Military - Medieval / Europe - France / True Crime / Historical Release date Sep 14, 2021 | Demand (#865)
$16.00 US / $22.00 CA list price
"In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years? War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave 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 the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger 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 true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
This book/story is starting to get more buzz (primarily because it is being made into a film, but also because it is based on a true story).
The Last Duel (Movie Tie-In): A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat | Paperback
Eric Jager, Pub. Crown | Crown
History / Military - Medieval / Europe - France / True Crime / Historical Release date Sep 14, 2021 | Demand (#865)
$16.00 US / $22.00 CA list price
"In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years? War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave 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 the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger 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 true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
That sounds like a fab story. Hopefully the movie will live up to it. I?ve dragged my hubby into sci fi, fantasy and medieval history via series. He was hooked on GOT, then Vikings, the counterpart and now the Last Kingdom.
I watched a trailer. Ben Afleck plays the king (with an English accent). But historical records indicate that "the" king was a teenager - unless the trailer only revealed another king?
I have a cousin who doesn't read. She considers that she knows the story after watching a film version. :(
A few times, I'd have parents come into my bookshop with their kids.. the kids would get all excited about discovering a book of a film that they had just seen, but the parent would say "we don't need that, we saw the film". :(
A few times, I'd have parents come into my bookshop with
their kids.. the kids would get all excited about
discovering a book of a film that they had just seen, but
the parent would say "we don't need that, we saw the
film". :(
Parents like that wouldn't have passed the Gom Jabba.
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