Chiromancy, serfs, and why petitions are bad... or good?

What do you get when you mix 600 serfs and palm reading? A whole heap of nope. This week we're talking about female serial killers! So fun!! Nikki tells us about La Voisin, the woman at the centre of the Affair of Poisons. Meanwhile Joyce heroically overcomes her head cold to regale us with the tale of Darya Saltykova, a sadistic Russian noble who did not appreciate being unmarried.