Episode 57: The Beast of Gevaudan | The Hunt for the Unidentified Monster that Terrorised 18th Century France

About this episode

This episode explores the mystery of the beast that terrorized the French countryside in the 18th century.

In today's episode we take a look at the mystery behind the monster that plagued the French countryside in the 18th century, but what exactly was the beast of Gevaudan? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Marios Christou

Topics covered

• monster
• mystery
• history
• Gevaudan
• France
• 18th century

Keywords

• Beast of Gevaudan
• monster
• 18th century
• France
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Gevaudan, France

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