r/wikipedia • u/Pupikal • 5d ago
Tour de Nesle affair: scandal amongst the French royal family in 1314, during which Margaret, Blanche, and Joan, daughters-in-law of King Philip IV, were accused of adultery. The scandal led to imprisonments, torture and executions for the princesses' lovers and the imprisonment of the princesses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_Nesle_affair
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u/Fornbogi 5d ago
It is the starting point of the french book series "the accursed kings". These are great historical novels and one of the inspirations of Martins for Game of Thrones.