Man in the Iron Mask unveiled: How Voltaire brutality led to France’s most famous lie

THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK detailed the torture of an unknown imprisoned man at the hands of authorities and became one of France’s most horrific tales, initially penned by Voltaire – but now experts believe the writer fabricated and embellished accounts in attempt to seek revenge for the brutality he suffered.

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