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The Bal des Ardents ( Ball of the Burning Men [1]) or the Bal des Sauvages [2] ( Ball of the Wild Men ), was a masquerade ball [note 1] held on 28 January 1393 in Paris, France, at which King Charles VI performed in a dance with five members of the French nobility. Four of the dancers were killed in a fire caused by a torch brought in by Louis ...
The Bal des Ardents depicted in a 15th-century miniature from Froissart’s Chronicles. The Duchess of Berry holds her blue skirts over a barely visible Charles VI of France as the dancers tear at their burning costumes. One dancer has leapt into the wine vat; in the gallery above, musicians continue to play. British Library MS Harley MS 4380 ...
Le Bal des ardents ou Bal des sauvages 1 désigne la conséquence malheureuse d'un charivari (aussi appelé momerie) organisé à Paris, à l' hôtel Saint-Pol, dans le but de distraire le roi de France Charles VI le 28 janvier 1393 Note 1. Le spectacle tourne à la tragédie lorsque quatre membres de la noblesse périssent dans l'incendie ...
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Jan 1, 2019 · Wellcome Collection. In the first week of 1393 the French court decided to celebrate the upcoming third marriage of one of the queen’s ladies-in-waiting with a party at the royal residence, Hôtel Saint-Pol. The entertainment was a charivari, a raucous performance by six senior knights of the court, dressed as wild men of the woods.
Oct 7, 2021 · The other four performers were less fortunate, being “burned alive… releasing a stream of blood”. The tragedy shook public confidence in the monarchy – destroying the reputation of the Duke of Orleans, in particular – and became known as the ‘Bal des Ardents’, or the ‘Ball of the Burning Men’.
Feb 20, 2020 · Depiction of the Ball of the Burning Men (‘Le Bal des Ardents’). (Philippe de Mazerolles / Public domain) The hall quickly erupted into sheer chaos. The six men were completely aflame, the king included. His wife, Isabeau, began shrieking in despair, knowing that the king was amongst the masked men.
Mar 29, 2018 · A miniature illustration depicting the the “Bal Des Ardents,” in which the court’s costumed wild men caught fire, c. 1470 (via Wikimedia Commons) Another Glass Man travelled to Murano, an Italian island famous for its beautiful glass, hoping to fling himself into a kiln and be transformed into a goblet. Yet another case tells of a scholar ...
