Show Notes
In this week’s episode Lindsay teaches the ladies about the deliciously dark side of the French Court: The Affair of Poisons. As It’s a Head Snapper is poured, the ladies cackle about cryptid puns, gush over Bigfoot T-shirts, and discuss the psychology of crime. So grab your favorite red blend and watch your back, Ladies Who Cover Their Drinks will have you yearning for a magic lamp to take you back in time.
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TW Death, murder, harming children
Sources:
Frost, Natasha. “The Scandalous Witch Hunt That Poisoned 17th-Century France.” Atlas Obscura, October 5, 2017. “Catherine Monvoisin and the Affair of the Poisons.” HeadStuff. “Catherine La Voisin: Poisons and Magic at the Royal Court of Louis XIV.” ScienceDirect. (Chapter in Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance). “Who Was La Voisin? France’s Socialite Poisoner For Hire.” Ancient-Origins. Roos, Dave. “Sorcery, Sex and Murder: The Parisian ‘Affair of the Poisons’ Had It All.” HowStuffWorks, April 10, 2023. “La Voisin, France’s murderous fortune teller.” Occult Encyclopedia. “The Parisian Poison Panic and Versailles’ Secret Witch Hunt.” Messy Nessy “The Affair of the Poisons.” Britannica. “La Voisin | Encyclopedia.com.” “Poisons, Affair of the.” Encyclopedia.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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