The Paris Poisoning Scandal: Madame Tiquet's Fall from Society to the Scaffold (1699)
News of the Times | Episode 560 | 16999 
💀 From Drawing Rooms to the Death Sentence – The Scandal That Shook Paris 🥀

In 17th-century Paris, a city alive with powdered wigs, whispered gossip, and deadly ambition, one woman’s rise and fall scandalised high society. Madame Tiquet had it all — wealth, status, and a husband she couldn’t stand. When poison entered the picture, it wasn’t just her marriage on the line… but her life.

Join us as we unravel the dramatic true crime tale of a privileged wife turned public prisoner — a story that captivated the crowds and cast a long shadow over notions of guilt, justice, and the roles of women in pre-Revolutionary France.

⚖️ Was she a victim of cruelty or a calculated killer?
🕵️‍♂️ What really happened behind the velvet curtains of her Parisian home?
⛓️ And why did the people of France cheer for her execution?

This episode delves into betrayal, mystery, and one of France’s most talked-about poison scandals — long before Marie Antoinette ever said a word about cake.

And in today's end of episode Further particulars segment...
Forget true crime podcasts — 17th‑century Paris had its own grisly shocker. An ‘eminent’ midwife, dozens of missing babies, a nosy neighbour… and an execution so bizarre it makes Game of Thrones look like Sunday school. Stick around for one of history’s most horrifyingly creative punishments.

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