Curiosites Historiques ou Recueil de Pieces Utiles L'Histoire de France

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Assorted documents touching on various interesting episodes in the history of France, including memoirs, essays, biographies, and personal accounts. The second volume begins with t he "Procés criminel, fait au cadavre de frere Jacques Clément, Jacobin," an account of the posthumous trial of the monk who assassinated Henry III of France and was immediately killed himself, the trial culminating in Clément's body being quartered and burned. It also includes "Trait curieux, sur la Pucelle d'Orleans," addressing Pere Vignier's opinion that Joan of Arc was not really executed. Show more