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b"In 1764, France was a tumultuous place. On the eve of Revolution, the peasant farmers of the remote region of G\\xe9vaudan were suffering from decades of difficulties, brought about by war, poverty, poor agricultural conditions and plague. As the Summer brought about favourable weather and life for the population of the barren and sparse region should have begun an upswing in fortune, a series of attacks marked the beginning of a reign of terror that would last almost three years, headed by a monster known simply as \\u201cThe Beast\\u201d. Bodies were found half eaten, the remains left on the ground spreading a fear throughout the region that would eclipse all of the previous problems and would escalate the situation as high as the court of the King.\\nSources:\\nSmith, J.M (2011) Monsters of the G\\xe9vaudan: The Making of a Beast. Harvard University Press, 2011.\\nThis day arrived, the mail from France & Flanders (1764, November 30), The Derby Mercury, p.2.\\nTuesday\\u2019s Post, Utrecht Nov. 29. (1764, December 8), The Oxford Journal, p.1.\\nThursday\\u2019s Post, Foreign Affairs (1765, January 26), The Oxford Journal, p.2.\\nForeign News (1765, March 9), The Ipswich Journal, p.2.\\nAffairs in Italy, Spain, Portugal etc. (1765, October 7), The Scots Magazine, p.43.\\nExtract of a letter from Paris, Oct 4 (1765, October 25), Derby Mercury, p.2.\\nSoulier, Bernard (2012) D\\u2019o\\xf9 \\xe9tait Agn\\xe8s Giral? (2012, December 12), Gazette de la B\\xeate, p.3\\nS\\xe9e, Henri (2004) Economic and Social Conditions in France During the Eighteenth Century. Batoche Books, 2004.\\nBonet, Alain (2019) La B\\xeate du G\\xe9vaudan: Chronologie et Documentation Raisonn\\xe9es. Bonet, 2019.\\n\\xa0\\nFor extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com \\nSupport the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories\\nConnect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast\\nOr find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories\\n& Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/\\nOr you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com\\nor join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt\\nMusic was recorded by me \\xa9 Ben Cutmore 2017\\nOther Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that."