Showing posts with label medieval intrigue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medieval intrigue. Show all posts

Monday, October 8, 2018

Phantom of the Queen's Assassin | M.P. Pellicer

The story of Jean l’Ecorcheur which translates to John the Flayer or John the Skinner has its origins from the intrigue of the 14th century, French court.

It was said that he was an assassin who acted at the behest of Catherine de Medici, whose own family of origin was notorious for dark political machinations, when she was the Queen of France. Not surprisingly John the Scourge as he was also known came to a violent end, but not before promising to return and carry out his deathly curse.

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