Original Blue-Beard - The History of Gilles De Retz

“The Original Blue-Beard - The History of Gilles De Retz” is Thomas Wilson''s 1899 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405–1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc''s companion-in-arms. Rais lived an extravagant life and even dabbled in the occult before being hanged for a series of child murders in 1440 in Nantes. It is believed that Rais was the inspiration fo...