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A Tale of Two Murders Passion and Power in Seventeenth-Century France

Name: A Tale of Two Murders
Author: James R. Farr

Auteur: James R. Farr

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: James R. Farr James Richard Farr

Co-auteur: Farr

Engels
Hardcover
9780822334590
28 september 2005
225 pagina's

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The 'Giroux affair' was a maelstrom of intrigue, encompassing daggers, poison, adultery, arch-enemies, servants and royalty, and legal proceedings that reached to the pinnacle of seventeenth-century French society. This book reveals the Giroux affair as not only a riveting murder mystery but also a point of entry into the dynamics of power.

As scandalous as any modern-day celebrity murder trial, the “Giroux affair” was a maelstrom of intrigue, encompassing daggers, poison, adultery, archenemies, servants, royalty, and legal proceedings that reached the pinnacle of seventeenth-century French society. In 1638 Philippe Giroux, a judge in the highest royal court of Burgundy, allegedly murdered his equally powerful cousin, Pierre Baillet, and Baillet’s valet, Philibert Neugot. The murders were all the more shocking because they were surrounded by accusations (particularly that Giroux had been carrying on a passionate affair with Baillet’s wife), conspiracy theories (including allegations that Giroux tried to poison his mother-in-law), and unexplained deaths (Giroux’s wife and her physician died under suspicious circumstances). The trial lasted from 1639 until 1643 and came to involve many of the most distinguished and influential men in France, among them the prince of Condé, Henri II Bourbon; the prime minister, Cardinal Richelieu; and King Louis XIII.

James R. Farr reveals the Giroux affair not only as a riveting murder mystery but also as an illuminating point of entry into the dynamics of power, justice, and law in seventeenth-century France. Drawing on the voluminous trial records, Farr uses Giroux’s experience in the court system to trace the mechanisms of power—both the formal power vested by law in judicial officials and the informal power exerted by the nobility through patron-client relationships. He does not take a position on Giroux’s guilt or innocence. Instead, he allows readers to draw their own conclusions about who did what to whom on that ill-fated evening in 1638.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 28 september 2005
Aantal pagina's: 225
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: James R. Farr
Tweede Auteur: James Richard Farr
Co Auteur: Farr
Hoofdredacteur: James R. Farr
Hoofduitgeverij: Duke University Press

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Originele titel: Tale of Two Murders: Passion and Power in Seventeenth-Century France

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 159 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm
Verpakking lengte: 235 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 499 g

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EAN: 9780822334590

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Misdaad & Criminaliteit

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Taal: Engels
Land: Frankrijk
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar

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