Why the Palace Buried This: The Affair of the Poisons
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Discover the chilling details of the Affair of the Poisons, a scandal that rocked Louis XIV's court. Learn why the king personally destroyed official records, leaving only secret notes to tell the tale. Uncover the truth behind the tribunal, executions, and the dark allegations against Madame de Montespan. Chapters: 00:00 The King's Fire 00:20 The Fortune-Teller 00:35 The Burning Chamber 00:47 The King's Fire 01:01 City of Whispers 01:15 The Tribunal 01:31 The Burning Chamber 01:47 La Voisin 02:06 The King's Mistress 02:25 The King's Choice 02:42 The Burning 03:01 The Survival 03:11 The Truth Endures 03:24 The Poison Market 03:46 Arsenic's Deadly Reign 04:03 The First Confession 04:27 La Voisin's Fortune 04:52 The Black Mass 05:17 The King's Dilemma 05:42 La Reynie's Secret 05:59 The 1709 Fire 06:24 The Notes Survive 06:41 The Web Expands 07:07 The King's Fear 07:27 The Hidden Archive 07:47 The Lesson Sources & further reading: • Affair of the Poisons — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Poisons • Affair of the Poisons | Poison Plot, Louis XIV, Witchcraft — https://www.britannica.com/event/Affair-of-the-Poisons • The Poison Affair (The Case of Poisons) | KÜRE Encyclopedia — https://kureansiklopedi.com/en/detay/the-poison-affair-the-case-of-poisons-89c81 • The ‘Affair of Poisons’ ~ A guest post by Michael Long – The Freelance History Writer — https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2016/10/28/the-affair-of-poisons-a-guest-post-by-michael-long • l'affaire des poisons (1677-1682) ☠️🖤 a murder scandal ... — https://www.facebook.com/Ahadchannel11/posts/laffaire-des-poisons-1677-1682-%EF%B8%8F-a-murder-scandal-that-reached-into-the-inner-ci/794862380352566 • VisionaryVoid on X: "He Commissioned the Murder Investigation. Then He Sealed the Files. In 1677, a Parisian fortune-teller named Magdelaine de La Grange was arrested for forgery and, facing execution, made a deal: she • The Scandalous Witch Hunt That Poisoned 17th-Century France — https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/affair-of-the-poisons-france-witch-hunt-occult • “The Affair of the Poisons”. #witchcraft #france #louisxiv #history #magick — https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU4aijXjSrb
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