Columbia subject headings:
Criminal justice, Administration of--France--History.
France--Social conditions.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects--France--History.
Prerogative, Royal--France--History.
Punishment--France--History.
Harvard subject headings:
Corporal punishment--Europe--History.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Europe--History.
Despotism--Europe--History.
Europe--Kings and rulers.
Princeton subject headings:
France--Social conditions.
Justice, Administration of--France--History.
Torture--France--History.