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Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy.

And each week, you tell us if we got it right.

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and this is The Aftermath.

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

Today we're speaking with guest expert, Professor Lynn Wood Molinar.

Professor Molinar is a cultural historian specializing in the history of France

between the Renaissance and the Revolution.

She teaches at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington,

and her book, Strange Revelations, Magic, Poison, and the Sacralage in Louis XIV's France

explores a criminal magical underworld thriving in the heart of the affair of the Poisons.

Let's hear what she has to say about Lavazan and the affair of the Poisons.

Professor Molinar, thank you so much for joining us today.

You're so welcome, I'm delighted to be here.

So, please set the scene for us.

What was life like for most people in the mid to late 17th century France?

And in contrast, what was life like for the aristocracy and King Louis XIV's court?

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