116: The Last Duel w/ Eric Jager - A True Crime History Podcast

<p>In 1385, a bitter feud between two French courtiers came to a terrible head when Marguerite, the beautiful young wife of Norman knight Jean de Carrouges, accused her husband's enemy, Jacques LeGris, of outraging her. After a long legal fight, Parliament finally determined that God would produce the verdict. A judicial duel to the death would decide the outcome. And the risk was great - if Carroughes was killed, Marguerite would also die.</p><p><br></p><p>My guest is Eric Jager, professor of medieval literature at UCLA. He summarizes the story documented so thrillingly in his book, "The...