The madness of Charles VI
1392 · Event
Riding through a forest near Le Mans, the young King of France suddenly kills four of his own men in a frenzy — the first attack of a madness that recurs for thirty years, sometimes convincing him he is made of glass. France's government becomes a prize fought over by royal uncles; the door to catastrophe opens.
On these timelines: The Hundred Years' War, France, Master
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