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    The Royal Succession
    The Royal Succession
    The Royal Succession
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Royal Succession

    Written by Maurice Druon

    Narrated by Peter Joyce

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

    'No woman shall succeed in Salique land'

    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.

    As the country is thrown into turmoil, Philippe of Poitiers must use any means necessary to save his country from anarchy. However, how far is he willing to go to clear his path to the throne and become King in his own right?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 2, 2014
    ISBN9780007540969
    Author

    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 The Accursed Kings, 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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    • 4/5
      The best person to be the King, might just happen to be the Queen
    • 5/5
      This the fourth book in the author's Accursed Kings series of novels set in early 14th century France during a developing crisis for the ruling Capetian dynasty. King Louis X has died young suddenly, leaving a pregnant widow Clemence, and the realm must wait in abeyance to see if she gives birth to a son. By the machinations of Louis's younger brother Philippe and other relatives acting either for or against him, chaos and civil war threaten to break out. Clemence gives birth to a son, who becomes King Jean I, but dies after only a few days, though there is a twist in the tail. Featuring the usual mix of plotting, betrayal, murder and mayhem, this is another colourful slice of Medieval historical fiction. These re-releases trumpet George R R Martin's statement that this series is the original Games of Thrones, but I think this is true only superficially, and I disagree strongly with his view in the foreword that he has "always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth". Great stuff.
    • 5/5
      I am thoroughly enjoying this series, both interesting and well narrated.
    • 4/5
      This book puts into balance one of the weakness of polish monarchy: It has to be a boy. England accepted woman to come into power and they maintain their strength, but the anachronistic laws of France just show us one more time how this regulations far from make their nation stronger it make it weaker, and history will confirm this one more time years after these events took place.