The Man in the Iron Mask: Legends, Lies, and Leaks | MKUSUAL

For over 300 years, the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask has remained one of history’s greatest mysteries. Who was the prisoner held under strict secrecy in France’s most notorious dungeons? A royal brother hidden from the world? Richard Cromwell, exiled from England? A poet who angered the wrong people? Or just a lowly valet caught in a dangerous game? We explore the theories, the role of his enigmatic jailer Saint-Mars, and how rumor and conspiracy turned one unknown prisoner into legend.