1. Takes refuge at Cirey

    · Château de Cirey, Cirey-sur-Blaise, Champagne, France

    Takes refuge at Cirey
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    Threatened with arrest after publication of the Lettres philosophiques, Voltaire withdrew to Émilie du Châtelet’s château, which became a major center of his scientific and historical work.

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