L’affaire du Poison

The Affair of Poisons was a scandal that rocked the court of Louis XIV of France. Louis’s court was one of the most libertine in the history of… ever. The court featured a group of nobility with no responsibilities except to dress well and vie for the attention and favors of one person; the king. A Spanish duke once referred to it as “a real brothel.” The ladies of the court competed for the privilege of being Lois’s mistress. At this time the most power a woman could yield was that from her hoo-haw. At the same time, Louis attended mass every day. It was in this atmosphere of licentiousness coupled with religiosity that The Affair of Poisons blossomed.