Rosemary F. (canadianeh) reviewed The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide and Satanism at the Court of Louis XIV on + 242 more book reviews
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A bit too much detail in some parts, but a thorough recounting of the truth behind the tales of poisoning and attendant witchcraft in the court of 16thC France (the bibliography is 36 pages). It provides the background to The Oracle Glass by the late Judith Merkle Riley. I had no idea, as I read the fiction, that it was based on actual events involving the nobility, prompted on fear for the King's life. An excellent book if you want to know more about this time.
