Gilles de Rais was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a "confessed" serial killer of children. But is he the monster people claim? or just a victim in another person's story?

0:00 intro
0:54 what kind of upbringing did he have
3:30 Military career
4:22 How was the relationship between Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais
5:22 Why was he called the devil worshipping Baron
9:05 Gilles arrest and trial

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