When a costume malfunction almost killed the King of France.

071019 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. In medieval Europe, the fates of empires waxed and waned with the quality of a ruler. Courts were filled with intrigue, and every event had religious and political significance. Then, one day, Charles VI the King of France, nearly caught fire at a royal ball. What happened next at the 1393 Ball of the Burning Men is history that deserves to be remembered.

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