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The affair of the poisons
murder, infanticide and Satanism at the court of Louis XIV
By Somerset, Anne
- ISBN
- 978-0-31233-017-0
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2004
London-based historian Somerset has written a gripping account of the dark side of French court life in the 17th century. This broad-based inquiry into the underworld use of poison and the occult stems from the 1676 Brinvilliers case, which saw the execution of the Marquise de Brinvilliers for using poison to murder three members of her own family. The case led to a national sense of unease and ultimately ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
