A tale of two murders : passion and power in seventeenth-century France /

A tale of two murders : passion and power in seventeenth-century France /

A compelling account of a 17th-century murder mystery and a well-researched scholarly work that explores the dynamics of power, justice, and law in Louis XIII's France.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farr, James Richard, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
Giroux, Philippe, > 1605?-1643 > Trials, litigation, etc.
1600-1699
Trials (Murder) > France > Franche-Comté > History > 17th century.
Law > Social aspects > France > Franche-Comté > History > 17th century.
History.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • List of principal characters
  • Prologue: Looking back
  • 1. Tales of two murders
  • 2. Passion and the beautiful cousin
  • 3. The trial opens: Jean-Baptiste Lantin's investigation, 1639-1640
  • 4. A hat, a rapier, a knife, and a dagger
  • 5. The house of Giroux
  • 6. Prison
  • 7. Poison
  • 8. Jailbreak
  • 9. A "Minister of Vengeance"
  • 10. Rape?
  • 11. Attack, counterattack
  • 12. The king of spades
  • 13. Life or death? the day of reckoning draws near
  • Epilogue
  • Analytical essay: The paradoxes of power, law, and justice.

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