Was Agnes Sorel, The First Official Royal Mistress Of France, Poisoned?

ESRF ^ | 3-2-2005

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[pbear8]

Chirac did it.

[pbear8]

Perhaps a moose bit her, or her sister.

[nuconvert]

cheese?

"high levels of mercury"

too much tuna fish

[DJ MacWoW]

ping

[MHT]

She might have had an attractive face by even modern standards.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. A "Thoroughly Modern Miscellany" item.

Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)

[ValerieUSA]

You mean like Sarah Jessica Parker or Tori Spelling?
ugh
Maybe Camilla Parker Bowles?

[Monterrosa-24]

There is a relatively new book out about the possible poisoning of Oliver Cromwell. Most historians think Cromwell died a natural death but THE DEATH OF CROMWELL looks at all the possibilities. One problem is that mercury was involved in some treatments in those days.

Certainly the history of Spain is full of statecraft via poison.

[MinuteGal]

She precursed Marie Antoinette by publicly stating, "Let them eat worms".

Leni

[DustyMoment]

And, this is relevant because . . . . . . ??

[ruoflaw]

thanks for posting this thread. keep up the good work!

[nopardons]

Wasn't mercury used as part of a cure for Syphilis,back then?

[It's me]

Too bad they didn't poison him sooner.

[MortMan]

Perhaps not too much cheese, but perhaps she shouldn't have swallowed! ;-P

[lizma]

Yep. Quicksilver was used medically and also in makeup.

[nopardons]

Mercury and lead were both used in makeup and it's a wonder how anyone managed to live to be 50, back then.

Belladonna was used to brighten eyes and damned near blinded/killed most who used it too.