The Accursed Kings Series

This historical saga plunges into the tumultuous 14th century, revealing the intrigues, betrayals, and ruthless power struggles that engulfed the French monarchy. The series explores the dark side of ambition as kings and nobles vie to hold onto their thrones and elevate their families, often at the cost of bloody conflict. It's a gripping narrative of dynastic rise and fall, where legacy and treachery weave a complex tapestry of fate.

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The Iron King
Maurice Druon
340 pages
12 hours of reading
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'This is the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin's epic work. "Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!" The Iron King - Philip the Fair - is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous; while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty...
2
The Strangled Queen
Maurice Druon
304 pages
11 hours of reading
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'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin The King is dead. Long live the King. Philip IV is dead and his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal curse of the Templars is plaguing the royal house of France. His son has been enthroned as Louis X; but with his disgraced wife Marguerite imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard for her adultery, Louis can produce no heir with which to secure the succession. But neither can he marry again while she lives... The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the court of the Iron King continues to draw in his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues apace.
3
The Iron King 3: The Poisoned Crown
Maurice Druon
320 pages
12 hours of reading
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'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin No man is impervious to the poisons of the crown...Having murdered his wife and exiled his mistress, King Louis X of France becomes besotted with Princess Clemence of Hungary and makes her his new Queen. However, though the matter of the succession should be assured, it is far from so, as Louis embarks on an ill- fated war against Flanders. Where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is weak, and the ambitions of his proud, profligate barons threaten his power and the future of a kingdom once ruled by an Iron King.
4
Die Macht des Gesetzes
Maurice Druon
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5
The She-Wolf of France
Maurice Druon
306 pages
11 hours of reading
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Philippe V le Long vient de mourir avant d'avoir atteint trente ans et, comme son frère Louis X le Hutin, sans descendance mâle. Le troisième fils du Roi de fer, le faible Charles IV le Bel, lui succède. Une évasion de la tour de Londres ; la chevauchée cruelle conduite par une reine française d'Angleterre pour chasser du trône son époux ; un atroce assassinat perpétré sur un souverain... La relance de l'Histoire vient d'Angleterre. La Louve de France , c'est le tragique surnom que les chroniqueurs donnèrent à la reine Isabelle, fille de Philippe le Bel, qui semblait avoir transporté outre-Manche la malédiction des Templiers.
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Lilie a lev
Maurice Druon
304 pages
11 hours of reading
4.2(647)Add rating
Smrtí Karla IV. Sličného končí kapetovská dynastie, na francouzském trůně ji vystřídá dynastie Valois. Hrabě Robert z Artois hraje významnou úlohu v těchto letech rozhodujících pro osud celé západní Evropy. Zasadí se o to, že na trůn usedne Filip VI. z Valois a na oplátku vyžaduje od nového panovníka, že mu bude vráceno dědictví jeho předků. Aby se domohl svého práva, nezastaví se před ničím: křivě přísahá, padělá dokumenty, vraždí. Je zbaven všech svých práv vysokého velmože, uchýlí se na anglický dvůr, kde pronese před králem Eduardem III. a anglickým parlamentem řeč, jež bude prvním aktem stoleté války. Román plný zvratů, dramatických situací a napětí. Nic není vymyšleno v tomto příběhu, a přesto vše působí tak neuvěřitelně...
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The King Without a Kingdom
Maurice Druon
368 pages
13 hours of reading
3.3(417)Add rating
"Available for the first time in English, The King Without a Kingdom is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series. The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, "The Good", takes the throne. Under the leadership of this vain, cruel, incompetent monarch The Hundred Years War escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart. Warring factions plunder the land, famine threatens the people and the Black Death spreads far and wide. France is bleeding to death around the new king."--Back cover
Królowie przeklęci
Maurice Druon
720 pages
26 hours of reading
4.3(204)Add rating
Tom I ?W Kr�lach przeklętych jest wszystko. Kr�lowie z żelaza, zamordowane kr�lowe, bitwy i zdrady, kłamstwa i żądze, oszustwa, rywalizacja rod�w, klątwa templariuszy, podmieniane niemowlęta, wilczyce, grzech i miecze, wielka dynastia skazana na upadek? A to wszystko (no, prawie wszystko) zaczerpnięte żywcem z kart historii. I wierzcie mi: rody Stark�w i Lannister�w nie mogą się nawet r�wnać z Kapetyngami i Plantagenetami.