The Poisoned Crown
Title | The Poisoned Crown PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Druon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | French fiction |
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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. This is the third book in the author's Accursed Kings series of novels set in the early 14th century during the period of crisis within the ruling Capetian dynasty when after the death of the Iron King, Philip IV, his three sons ruled for short periods, thus encouraging England's King Edward III to claim the French throne through his mother, thereby precipitating the conflict known later as the Hundred Years War. The first of these sons, Louis X is the subject of this novel, and in particular his relationship with his second wife Clementia of Hungary. More plotting, scandal and family tensions abound, though the plot of this novel seems a little lighter than that of the first two books.
The Accursed Kings Series Books 1-3: The Iron King, The Strangled Queen, The Poisoned Crown
Title | The Accursed Kings Series Books 1-3: The Iron King, The Strangled Queen, The Poisoned Crown PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Druon |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 774 |
Release | 2015-01-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0008117551 |
“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. A collection of the first three books in Maurice Druon’s epic historical fiction series, The Accursed Kings.
The Poisoned Crown
Title | The Poisoned Crown PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Druon |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780246637161 |
The Poisoned Crown
Title | The Poisoned Crown PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Druon |
Publisher | Pan |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1970-01-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780330024563 |
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2)
Title | The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2) PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Druon |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2013-04-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007492227 |
“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.
The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, Book 3)
Title | The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, Book 3) PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Druon |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2014-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007582498 |
“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.
The Poisoned Crown
Title | The Poisoned Crown PDF eBook |
Author | H. K. Lunn |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1944 |
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