A former British inspector of prisons tells the history of French justice and incarceration from feudal times to the Revolution. He covers the Grand and Petit Châtelets of Paris, Vincennes and the Bastille under Richelieu and Louis XIV, the Man in the Iron Mask, the dungeons of Loches, the galley slaves and the crowded jails of the Terror.
Grim, anecdotal history for readers drawn to the dark side of the old regime. Download the free EPUB.