The Butcher: The One-Eyed Constable of France
Olivier de Clisson saw France behead his father, fought against it, then became its Constable. His cruelty earned him the name 'the Butcher'.
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Olivier de Clisson saw France behead his father, fought against it, then became its Constable. His cruelty earned him the name 'the Butcher'.
When France beheaded her husband and spiked his head over Nantes, Jeanne de Clisson took up arms, massacred a garrison and went to sea to kill French merchants.
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