Author : Sara Beam
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487587697
The Trial of Jeanne Catherine by Sara Beam Pdf
In 1686 in Geneva, a single mother named Jeanne Catherine Thomasset is charged with poisoning two young children: her own illegitimate daughter and the son of a rural wet nurse. So begins a harrowing criminal trial during which authorities interrogate Jeanne Catherine several times, sometimes with torture, to determine the truth. The Trial of Jeanne Catherine is a suspenseful historical mystery that offers students the opportunity to learn about motherhood, child rearing, gender, religion, local politics, and the practice of criminal justice in early modern Europe. This edition provides the complete trial transcript as well as the deliberations of the Genevan authorities and relevant correspondence.