Strange Revelations Magic, Poison, and Sacrilege in Louis XIV's France |
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| Author:
| Mollenauer, Lynn Wood |
| Series title: | Magic in History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-02915-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $191.00 |
Book Description:
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The Affair of the Poisons was the greatest court scandal of the seventeenth century. From 1679 to 1682 the French crown investigated more than 400 people--including Louis XIV's official mistress and members of the highest-ranking circles at court--for sensational crimes. In Strange Revelations, Lynn Mollenauer brings ......
The Affair of the Poisons was the greatest court scandal of the seventeenth century. From 1679 to 1682 the French crown investigated more than 400 people--including Louis XIV's official mistress and members of the highest-ranking circles at court--for sensational crimes. In Strange Revelations, Lynn Mollenauer brings ......