Packet 1: Tossup 18

During this war, a siege expert nicknamed the Archpriest for his former vocation personally confessed to the Pope (10[1])after extorting villages subject to the Queen of Naples. During this war, pillaging “late-comers” and clothes-stealing “flayers” led by the “Emperor of Pillagers,” Rodrigo de Villandrando (“vee-yahn-DRAHN-doh”), were among demobilized free companies that turned (10[1])to brigandry. At a trial in Nantes (“nont”), a general who fought in this war confessed (10[1])to murdering over a hundred children. (10[6])After (10[2])fighting together (10[1])in this war, (10[1])Jacques le Gris (-5[1])(“gree”) was killed by Jean de Carrouges (“zhawn duh ka-ROOZH”) in a high-profile judicial duel. In this war, serial killer (10[1])Gilles de Rais (10[2])(“zheel duh ray”) helped relieve a siege of an Armagnac (10[1])(“AR-man-yak”)-aligned city. (10[2])For 10 points, the French countryside was ravaged (-5[1])by Edward the Black Prince’s (10[2])chevauchée (“shuh-voh-SHAY”) raids during what very long late (10[1])medieval war? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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