Maurice Druon (40 kníh)
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Maurice Druon Prokletí králové 6: Lilie a lev CZ
Smrtí Karla IV. Sličného končí kapetovská dynastie, na francouzském trůně ji vystřídá dynastie Valois. Hrabě Robert z Artois hraje významnou úlohu v těchto letech rozhodujících pro osud celé západní Evropy. Zasadí se o to, že na trůn usedne Filip VI. z Valois a na oplátku vyžaduje od nového panovníka, že mu bude vráceno dědictví jeho předků. Aby se domohl svého práva, nezastaví se před ničím: křivě přísahá, padělá…
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Maurice Druon Prokletí králové 7: Když král ztrácí Francii CZ
Tímto románem končí velkolepá historická epopej o osudech francouzského království od panování Filipa IV. Sličného a popravy templářů po vypuknutí stoleté války mezi Francií a Anglií. V sedmém a posledním dílu historické fresky Prokletí králové se autor vrací k vládě Jana II. Historie přiřkla tomuto králi přízvisko Jan Dobrý, ale byl to panovník stejně marnivý a krutý jako nerozhodný a neschopný. V době jeho vlády…
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Maurice Druon The Iron King EN
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…
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Maurice Druon The King Without a Kingdom
The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, `The Good', takes the throne. Under the leadership of this vain, cruel, incompetent monarch The Hundred Years War escalates and England ...
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Maurice Druon The Lily and the Lion
The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fraud, ...
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Maurice Druon The Poisoned Crown
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.
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Maurice Druon The Royal Succession
Louis X is dead, poisoned, murdered, by the hand of Mahaut d’Artois. Her plan is simple – to clear the path to the throne for her son-in-law Philippe. However, there is the small matter of Queen Clemence and her unborn child...
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Maurice Druon The She Wolf
Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England’s Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he joins the war against the English Aquitaine...
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Maurice Druon The Strangled Queen EN
The second book in The Accursed Kings - the series that inspired A Song of Ice and Fire by bestselling author George R.R. Martin. ‘This is the original Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin. The King is dead. Long live the King. Philip IV is dead and his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal curse of the Templars is plaguing the royal house of France. His son has been enthroned as Louis X; but with his…
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