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

by James R. Farr

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822334712
• ISBN13: 9780822334712
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"