Embezzlement and high treason in Louis XIV's France [electronic resource] :the trial of Nicolas Fouquet / by Vincent J. Pitts.
By: Pitts, Vincent J. (Vincent Joseph) [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
Material type: BookPublisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2015] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781421418254; 1421418258.Subject(s): Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 | Fouquet, Nicolas, 1615-1680 -- Trials, litigation, etc | Trials (Treason) -- France | Trials (Embezzelment) -- FranceGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 345.44/0231 Online resources: Full text available:Includes bibliographical references and index.
The long reach -- The superintendent at work -- Fall of a Titan -- Setting the stage and writing the script -- The best laid plans of men and ministers -- To do justice without consideration of fortune or self-interest -- A performance beyond comparison -- The honor of conscience of judges -- Aftermath: the price of honor and conscience.
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