The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, Book 3)
by:
Maurice Druon (author)
‘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,...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007491292 (0007491298)
ASIN: 7491298
Publish date: April 22nd 2014
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Les Rois maudits (#3)
Okay, I know officially love this series.It's so - Italian. Yeah, I know it takes place in France, but it's like The Prince.Mahut is so wonderful.And the ending, that was great. Honesty, this series is damn good historical fiction about the French.
I had a difficult time rating this book. Here's my problem: My books rated 4 stars could be really, really good but missing that *something* that would make them 5-star. They could also be better than average - good enough that I would feel bad giving them three stars. My books rated 3 stars ran...
bookshelves: spring-2014, historical-fiction, film-only, published-1956, france, medieval5c-16c Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Film the third.Description: 'This was the original game of thrones’ George R.R. MartinNo man is impervious to the poisons of the crown… Hav...
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