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The Accursed Kings

The Poisoned Crown

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.

The puny, self-impotent Louis X, having caused his first wife to be murdered and his mistress exiled, becomes besotted with the lovely Clemence, his new Queen. Vacillating between self-pity and vainglory he is caught between the vaulting ambitions of proud, profligate barons…


Author:

  • Maurice Druon

Narrator:

  • Peter Joyce

Series:

  • Volume 3 in The Accursed Kings

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 8 h 23 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Historic and folklore novels
  • Historic novels
  • Adventure
  • Historic adventure

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  2. The Strangled Queen

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  5. The Lily and the Lion

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  6. The King Without a Kingdom

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    Maurice Druon

    Maurice Druon was a French resistance hero, a Knight of the British Empire and a holder of the Grand Croix de la Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Académie Française and a celebrated novelist, best known for his series of seven historical novels under the title of , which were twice adapted for television. A passionate Anglophile, he was a great expert on all things English, including its medieval history, which provides great inspiration for the series.

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