Baron Gilles de Rais: The Medieval Serial Killer

Gilles de Rais was a war hero and a Marshal of France, who fought alongside Joan of Arc to drive out the English invaders. He was also a serial killer.

During his trial he confessed to the most terrible crimes imaginable. The court heard stories of alchemy, demon summoning, heresy, and the admission that the great lord and his accomplices had abducted, abused, and murdered countless children.

But how did he spiral so completely out of control? How was he finally caught and prosecuted?
And what about those who claim that he was, in fact, an innocent man - framed by a conspiracy of powerful lords who wanted his wealth for themselves?

This is the shocking story of the famous knight, wealthy baron, and medieval serial killer Gilles de Rais.

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Video Chapters

00:00 Gilles de Rais' Execution
01:38 Help the channel
01:56 Gilles de Rais' Childhood
12:11 Gilles and Joan of Arc
21:32 Financial problems
25:50 Abductions and depravity
28:26 The Chapel of the Holy Innocents
29:50 The Mystery Play of Orleans
32:29 Alchemy and Demon Summoning
38:40 The Final Outrage
41:14 The Trial of Gilles de Rais
52:00 Was Gilles de Rais Innocent?