Template:Did you know nominations/Bal des Ardents

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 18:03, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Bal des Ardents

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• ... that to escape burning at the 1383 Bal des Ardents (pictured) Charles VI of France huddled under the gown of the Duchesse de Berry, while a lord leaped into a wine vat?

• Reviewed: Stowe Missal
• Comment: 5 times expanded

Created/expanded by Truthkeeper88 (talk). Self nom at 20:57, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

• hook,date, length verified. maclean (talk) 21:18, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Note the image does not work at 100px its very indistinct; if I was to provide a crop not used in the article would that be acceptable. Note also, the hook is very fine and made me laugh and fall in to reverie. Ceoil (talk) 13:51, 19 November 2011 (UTC)