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Episode 525: Gilles de Rais Part I - Bluebeard

Mar 17, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Gilles de Rais and Bluebeard

  • Gilles de Rais, a 15th-century French nobleman, allegedly murdered hundreds of children.
  • He's considered by some as the inspiration for the Bluebeard fairytale.
ANECDOTE

Original Little Red Riding Hood

  • In the original Little Red Riding Hood, she performs a striptease for the wolf.
  • The wolf eats her, sparing only her arms, teaching against sex work.
INSIGHT

Bluebeard Misconception

  • Gilles de Rais, though called "Bluebeard", didn't kill wives or have a blue beard.
  • "Bluebeard" likely describes cruel French noblemen who murder innocents.
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