Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV


Lu par Jane Bennett

(3.8 stars; 4 reviews)

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 (8 hr 15 min)

Chapitres

Marie Madeleine de Brinvilliers Part 1: Her Life 52:18 Lu par Jane Bennett
Part 2: Her Trial 57:21 Lu par Jane Bennett
Part 3: Her Death 55:35 Lu par Jane Bennett
The Poison Drama at the Court of Louis XIV: Part 1: The Soceresses: The Dinner … 6:16 Lu par Jane Bennett
Sorcery in the Seventeenth Century 11:00 Lu par Jane Bennett
The practices of the Witches 6:30 Lu par Jane Bennett
The Alchemists 16:08 Lu par Jane Bennett
La Voisin 21:14 Lu par Jane Bennett
The Magician Lesage 5:34 Lu par Jane Bennett
The ‘Chambre Ardente' 23:53 Lu par Jane Bennett
Louis XIV and the Poison Affair 9:58 Lu par Jane Bennett
II. Madame de Montespan Part 1 58:14 Lu par Jane Bennett
Madame de Montespan Part 2 30:15 Lu par Jane Bennett
III. A Magistrate part 1 33:48 Lu par Jane Bennett
III. A Magistrate part 2 36:52 Lu par Jane Bennett
The Death of Madame 20:57 Lu par Jane Bennett
Racine and the Poisons Question 20:57 Lu par Jane Bennett
The 'Divineresse' 20:05 Lu par Jane Bennett

Critiques

A somewhat salacious retelling of notable cases of poisoning


(4 stars)

I found the details somewhat repetitive from one case to the next, but who doesn't live stories of witchcraft and poisoning among the aristocrats? I thoroughly enjoyed the reader for this work. He voice has gravitas and she is fluid with the many French names and expressions. Brava!

terrible reader


(1 stars)

I had to stop couldn't tolerate the reader.