
Last Podcast On The Left Episode 525: Gilles de Rais Part I - Bluebeard
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.
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.
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.
It's time for a dark history lesson this week on Last Podcast on the Left as the boys begin the tale of one of the most twisted figures in French Medieval history, companion-in-arms of to Joan of Arc and notorious serial killer of children, Gilles de Rais.
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