# Event Details

- **Event Name**: True's Talk: The Bastard of Vertain: A Forgotten Fourteenth Century Warrior
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Wauthier de Bousies (d. 1411), known during his lifetime as the Bastard of Vertain and by his martial nickname, ‘Fierabras’, was the illegitimate son of Eustache II de Bousies, Seigneur de Vertain, in Hainaut. Largely forgotten today, he features prominently in several fourteenth-century chronicles, especially that of Jean Froissart, who himself came from Hainaut. Carving out for himself a huge reputation as a soldier, jouster and diplomat, both on the Continent and in England, he enjoyed major status in the service of the Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Ostrevant. In 1396, he was directly involved in the recruitment of soldiers from Norfolk for service with the Count of Holland in the invasion of Friesland (which was the subject of a previous 'True's Talk').

This talk examines the many facets of his extraordinary career, not least, the alleged miracle, when, in 1404, the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ Child appeared at his castle and, by their intervention, prevented him from slaying a group of petitioners who had angered him. The talk will also consider the status of bastardy within noble families in the late middle ages.

Illustration Caption:

The coat of arms of 'Fierabras', Bastard of Vertain, and the miraculous appearance before him of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ Child in 1404.

In person and online. 

To attend in person, please book by calling 01553 770479, emailing outreach@truesyard.co.uk or by popping into the museum

To book online, please book here: https://buytickets.at/thenorthendtrust/1990158
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kings-lynn/trues-talk-the-bastard-of-vertain-a-forgotten-fourteenth-century-warrior/200029429483434
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: King's Lynn
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum, North Street, PE30 1QW King's Lynn, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 52.7582
- **long**: 0.39759
- **full address**: True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum, North Street, PE30 1QW King's Lynn, United Kingdom, North End Trust, North Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1QW, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is True's Talk: The Bastard of Vertain: A Forgotten Fourteenth Century Warrior being held?
  - **A:** True's Talk: The Bastard of Vertain: A Forgotten Fourteenth Century Warrior takes place on Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm at True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum, North Street, PE30 1QW King's Lynn, United Kingdom, North End Trust, North Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1QW, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing True's Talk: The Bastard of Vertain: A Forgotten Fourteenth Century Warrior?
  - **A:** True's Talk: The Bastard of Vertain: A Forgotten Fourteenth Century Warrior is organized by True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum.

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