Descartes was 'poisoned by Catholic priest'
French philosopher was killed by arsenic-laced holy communion wafer after airing 'heretic' views, says academic
For more than three and a half centuries, the death of René Descartes one winter's day in Stockholm has been attributed to the ravages of pneumonia on a body unused to the Scandinavian chill. But in a book released after years spent combing the archives of Paris and the Swedish capital, one Cartesian expert has a more sinister theory about how the French philosopher came to his end.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Sunday, 14 February, 2010
Recent entries
- Dick Francis, Jockey and Writer, Dies at 89
- Dick Francis, champion jockey turned thriller-writer, dies at 89
- Descartes was 'poisoned by Catholic priest'
- Dick Francis dies aged 89
- Dick Francis, Novelist, Dies at 89
- Dick Francis: a life in pictures
- Thriller writer Dick Francis dies aged 89
- Author Dick Francis dies aged 89
- Dick Francis dies aged 89
- William Tenn, Science Fiction Author, Is Dead at 89
Newsletter
Untitled Books
Your account
Register for an account and review books, comment on articles and build a list of your favourite reviews. Coming soon.
