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La Tour de Nesle

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La Tour de Nesle is a drama in five acts and nine tableaux, based on the circumstances of the Tour de Nesle Affair. It was written by Frédéric Gaillardet [fr], then rewritten by Alexandre Dumas.[citation needed] It premiered at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on 29 May 1832.

Plot

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La Tour de Nesle relates the story of Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France, who, after restless nights, killed her partners to leave no witness of her nocturnal debauchery.

Bibliography

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  • Alexandre Dumas, Frédéric Gaillardet, La Tour de Nesle, drame en cinq actes et en neuf tableaux, Paris, Imprimerie normale de J. Didot l'aîné, 1832 OCLC 14401227.