Episode 22: Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the incredible life of Jeanne de Clisson, who became known as the Lioness of Brittany after a brutal career from boring noblewoman to bloodthirsty pirate.

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Image: Liédet, Loyset. Exécution d’Olivier IV de Clisson. Circa 1470 – 1475. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris. Via Wikimedia Commons.

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