On June 22, 1627, a huge crowd is heading towards the place de Grève, in the heart of Paris. Today, Parisians have the right to two beheadings. And not those of anyone ! The two convicts belong to the fine flower of the French nobility : he is the comte de Montmorency-Bouteville, 27 years old, and her cousin, the comte de Rosmadec Chapels, 29 years. What a devastating crime they could commit to deserve death ? The one to be beaten in a duel, despite the formal prohibition of the king and of cardinal Richelieu.
In fact, they have decreed death for those who l…
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