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The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide and Satanism at the Court of Louis XIV - Softcover

Somerset, Anne

 
9780753817841: The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide and Satanism at the Court of Louis XIV
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0753817845 ISBN 13: 9780753817841
Verlag: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2004

Inhaltsangabe

The 'Affair of the Poisons' was a scandal at which 'all France trembled' and which 'horrified the whole of Europe' as it implicated a number of prominent persons at the court of King Louis XIV in the late 17th century. Parisian society was seized by a fad for spiritualist seances, fortune- telling, and the use of love potions. The most celebrated case was that of La Voisin, a midwife and fortune-teller whose real name was Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin and whose clientele included the Marquise de Montespan, Olympe Mancini and Marshal Luxembourg. No formal charges were made, and there is no evidence that they were seriously implicated, yet a permanent stain was left on their names. La Voisin was burned as a poisoner and a sorceress in 1680. A special court was instituted to judge cases of poisoning and witchcraft, and the poison epidemic came to an end in France.This bizarre witchhunt, which embroiled the gilded denizens of Versailles with the most sordid dregs of Paris society, remains both a fascinating enigma and an utterly compelling story.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Anne Somerset was born in 1955 and read History at King's College London. Her first book, published in 1980, was The Life and Times of William IV. This was followed by Ladies-in-Waiting: From the Tudors to the Present Day and an acclaimed biography, Elizabeth I. Her most recent work was the bestselling Unnatural Murder, an account of the sensational Overbury murder which was shortlisted fro the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger award for non-fiction. Anne Somerset is married and lives in London with her husband and daughter.

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Verlag
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0753817845
ISBN 13 
9780753817841
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Anzahl der Seiten
400
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