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. 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.Ī web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. The series of books follow several generations of kings and queens who have. The Iron King - Philip the Fair - is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. The Accursed Kings, Maurice Druon The Iron King The Strangled Queen 40. Philip the Tall successfully claimed the regency. When Louis died in 1316, he left a daughter and a pregnant wife, Clementia of Hungary. He was granted an appanage, the County of Poitiers, while his elder brother, Louis X, inherited the French and Navarrese thrones. "Accursed Accursed You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation " Philip was the second son of King Philip IV of France and Queen Joan I of Navarre. Martinįrom the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. 'This is the original game of thrones' George R.R.
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