Le drame des poisons - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Based on the personal notes of Monsieur de La Reynie, the lieutenant general of police who investigated and then prosecuted the famous poisons affair, the authors bring to life one of the greatest scandals of the reign of Louis XIV. ...See moreBased on the personal notes of Monsieur de La Reynie, the lieutenant general of police who investigated and then prosecuted the famous poisons affair, the authors bring to life one of the greatest scandals of the reign of Louis XIV. Faithless people, alchemists, counterfeiters and the highest aristocracy were involved in the affair. 147 defendants were imprisoned. The arrest of la Voisin revealed the scandal: sacrilegious practices, black masses, and above all the fact that an entire society had recourse to poisons to solve their problems. Various powders were commonly used to make an affair last or to get rid of a troublesome husband. On 29 February 1680, after being tortured, La Voisin was burnt alive. After her death, Monsieur de La Reynie received a confession from her daughter, who accused Madame de Montespan, the king's favorite, of having been her mother's client. Written by Guy Bellinger See less