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Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV

by Frantz Funck-Brentano

Chapter 1 of 18 Marie Madeleine de Brinvilliers Part 1: Her Life

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Jane Bennett
Translated by
George Maidment

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The court of French King Louis XIV was not a safe place to be. It was filled with plots and intrigues, leaving observers and commentators with more questions than answers among speculation and innuendo. Funck-Brentano was a scholar, librarian and expert on the political climate of eighteenth century France. Backing up his work with research in the archives of the Bastille, he attempts to explain and throw light on the tumultuous times. - Summary by Lynne Thompson