Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV


Read by 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)

Chapters

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

Reviews

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.