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Historians may never know what actually happened.
While historians unanimously agree on that last part, everything else is muddled with contradictory evidence.
To this day, historians are divided on the truth of the case.
I mean, she was going to suffer.
Below, everything thats known about Le Gris and Carrouges, Marguerites accusations, and the so-called last duel.
Jacques Le Gris and Jean de Carrouges were good friends…
Le Gris and Carrouges were once very close.
They met in the household of Count Robert dAlencon, where the two served assquires to the count.
…until Le Gris became a favorite in Pierre d’Alencons court.
Carrouges left for battle in Normandy, and eventually married his second wife, Marguerite de Thibouville.
Marguerite de Carrouges accused Le Gris of rape in 1386.
As she tried to admonish the squire, Le Gris appeared, having snuck in after Louvel entered.
If your husband hears of it, he may kill you.
Say nothing, and I will keep quiet, too.
I will have justice!
The court took Le Gris side, which led Carrouges to pursue justice through other means.
From the start, Le Gris had an advantage in the trial.
Marguerite and her husband appealed the decision.
Carrouges choice to pursue a duel also put Marguerite in danger.
The result of the trial by combat is undisputed.
Nearly 700 years later, experts still debate the case.
Very quickly, we recognized that the film has a clear point of view on whos telling the truth.
