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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} the Iron King by Maurice Druon the Iron King Summary & Study Guide Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Iron King by Maurice Druon The Iron King Summary & Study Guide. The Iron King Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion on The Iron King by Maurice Druon. The novel of "The Iron King" by Maurice Druon is the first in a cycle of seven books "The Accursed Kings" which chronicle the formation of the Nation state of France from the early Fourteenth Century onwards. The tale of the "Iron King" concerns itself with the reign of King Philip IV (or Philip the Fair, known for his outstanding handsomeness). Philip the Fair was an autocratic ruler, a widower and the father of four children, Isabella, Louis, Philippe and Charles. Isabella is now, at the start of the book the Queen of England and has been locked into a loveless marriage with King Edward the Second. Philip the fair's three younger sons are all princes of the realm and married to the ladies of Burgundy; Beatrice, Jeanne, and Blanche. The novel starts with the Chevalier Robert of Artois plotting with Queen Isabella to bring down the princesses of France. Having recently discovered that they are adulterous, he realizes that he can use this fact to bring down their family of Burgundy and the real object of his hatred — their mother Mahaut and his own Aunt. He desires this because Mahaut received lands as a dowry for marrying into the royal family, and he wishes to regai the lands of Burgundy and everything that his family had lost. Robert Artois manipulates Queen Isabella into a plot which will uncover the Princesses and demand the King of France takes action against them. Meanwhile, Philip the Fair has also just completed his persecution of the Knight's Templar order; claiming that they are heretics and seizing from them their vast supplies of gold and holy artifacts from the Holy Lands of Jerusalem and the Middle East. As the last Grand Master of the Order, Jacques du Molay, dies he utters a curse that will fall upon the French Kingdom throughout the rest of this book and the later six novels. The rest of the book concerns itself with the plot of Artois and the threat of the curse working itself out; as first one, then another character is poisoned, assassinated or seemingly dies of natural causes. The Kingdom of France is brought to near ruin and saved only by the Lombard Bankers (the leading families of Siennese merchants and gold speculators) who hold the fate of France in their grasp. The Iron King by Maurice Druon. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. The Iron King Summary Maurice Druon. Everything you need to understand or teach The Iron King by Maurice Druon. The Iron King Summary & Study Guide. The Iron King Summary. The novel of "The Iron King" by Maurice Druon is the first in a cycle of seven books "The Accursed Kings" which chronicle the formation of the Nation state of France from the early Fourteenth Century onwards. The tale of the "Iron King" concerns itself with the reign of King Philip IV (or Philip the Fair, known for his outstanding handsomeness). Philip the Fair was an autocratic ruler, a widower and. [PDF] The Iron King Book by Maurice Druon Free Download (340 pages) Free download or read online The Iron King pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in April 25th 1955, and was written by Maurice Druon. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 340 pages and is available in Hardcover format. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are Philippe IV of France, Louis X of France. The book has been awarded with , and many others. The Iron King PDF Details. Author: Maurice Druon Original Title: The Iron King Book Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 340 pages First Published in: April 25th 1955 Latest Edition: January 1st 2013 Series: The Accursed Kings #1 Language: English Main Characters: Philippe IV of France, Louis X of France, Charles IV of France, Enguerrand de Marigny, Isabella of France category: historical, historical fiction, fiction, fantasy, historical, cultural, france, historical, medieval, classics, literature, 14th century, european literature, french literature, novels Formats: ePUB(Android), audible mp3, audiobook and kindle. The translated version of this book is available in Spanish, English, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Portuguese, Indonesian / Malaysian, French, Japanese, German and many others for free download. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you. Some of the techniques listed in The Iron King may require a sound knowledge of Hypnosis, users are advised to either leave those sections or must have a basic understanding of the subject before practicing them. DMCA and Copyright : The book is not hosted on our servers, to remove the file please contact the source url. If you see a Google Drive link instead of source url, means that the file witch you will get after approval is just a summary of original book or the file has been already removed. The Iron King - The Accursed Kings Book 1 (Paperback) A fictionalised retelling of the turbulent reign of Philip IV of France, Druon’s high-medieval epic is saturated in intrigue, betrayal and gallons of blood. Drawing in such totemic figures as the Knights Templar and their charismatic leader Jacques Molay, The Iron King is the first in the cult French cycle The Accursed Kings; a series that directly inspired George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire . '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. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007491261 Number of pages: 368 Weight: 260 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm. 'Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, the curse of the Templars, the doom of a great dynasty - and all of it (well, most of it) straight from the pages of history, and believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of thrones' - George R.R. Martin. 'Blood-curdling tale of intrigue, murder, corruption and sexual passion' - The Sunday Times. 'Barbaric, sensual, teeming with life, based in wide reading and sound scholarship. among the best historical novels' - The Times Literacy Supplement. The Iron King by Maurice Druon. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. 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