Arthur Griffiths

Early French Prisons Arthur Griffiths

Originally published in 1900, Early French Prisons provides a chronological account of the origins and early history of French prisons, which covers the period from Feudal France to the French Revolution. CONTENTS: ORIGINS AND EARLY HISTORY
STRUGGLE WITH THE SOVEREIGN
VINCENNES AND THE BASTILE
THE RISE OF RICHELIEU
THE PEOPLE AND THE BASTILE
THE MAN WITH THE IRON MASK
THE POWER OF THE BASTILE
THE TERROR OF POISON
THE HORRORS OF THE GALLEYS
THE DAWN OF REVOLUTION
LAST DAYS OF THE BASTILE