It is a state room with a sculpted fireplace, adorned with embroidered tapestries and brilliant chandeliers.
On the first floor of the ducal castle of Cadillac, built in the 16th century by the Duke of Épernon, it is difficult to imagine the double history of the place, as striking as it is chilling.
The astonishing massive door which closes the King's room is a clue: a window, a small opening surrounded by bars, reminds us that the room, now restored to its former splendor, served as dormitories for around sixty inmates crowded there, " without privacy or heating, the chimney serving as a latrine,” as Raphaëlle Coudrais-Duhamel recalls.
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