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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 ...
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.
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Sep 5, 2022 · On the 28th of January, 1393, a masquerade ball was held to celebrate the third marriage of one of the ladies-in-waiting of the queen. The queen, Isabeau of Bavaria, looked for reasons to celebrate and entertain Charles VI of France, her husband. The main aim was to distract the king as he had recently suffered from a psychotic break, attacking ...
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Feb 20, 2020 · A Party to Entertain the King. On 28th of January 1393, a special masquerade ball was held for Charles. The event happened in Hôtel Saint-Pol, a royal establishment that was built by the young king’s father. The main orchestrator of the event was the king’s own wife - Isabeau of Bavaria.
Sep 14, 2020 · Around 1393, France’s Charles VI organized one of the first royal masquerade balls. The “Burning Men’s Ball” or The “Bal des Ardents”, as it was known in French, helped popularize masquerade balls across France. The king and five of his courtiers put on a host of different masks and flax costumes while dancing like men from the wild ...
Oct 7, 2021 · On 28 January 1393, a masquerade ball was held at the French royal court to celebrate the marriage of one of the Queen’s ladies-in-waiting. The young King Charles VI and five of his noble companions performed a dance as ‘wild men’, disguised in masks and shaggy costumes made from linen and resin. Late, and somewhat intoxicated, the Duke ...
Masquerade balls were a feature of the Carnival season in the 15th century, and involved increasingly elaborate allegorical Royal Entries, pageants, and triumphal processions celebrating marriages and other dynastic events of late medieval court life. The "Bal des Ardents" ( "Burning Men's Ball") was held by Charles VI of France, and intended ...
