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The king without a kingdom the accursed kings, book 7 by. But while the historian of the period can tell the difference, for students in history courses, the. A collection of the first three books in maurice druons epic historical fiction series, the accursed kings. He was also a member of the academie francaise and a celebrated novelist, best known for his series of seven histori. Mar 12, 20 the iron king is the first novel in a seven book series of historical novels entitled the accursed kings les rois maudits by french author maurice druon. The titular character is, of course, isabella, daughter of french king philip iv, sister of louis x, philip v and charles iv, and wife of english king edward ii.
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