Автор: Морис Дрюон

Создавая свой цикл о невероятной эпохе, которая определила будущее прекрасной Франции, Морис Дрюон кропотливо работал в Национальном архиве, исследуя древние документы. Его грандиозный исторический цикл «Проклятые короли» завершается романами «Лилия и лев» и «Когда король губит Францию» – повествованиями о непомерных…

Создавая свой цикл о невероятной эпохе, которая определила будущее прекрасной Франции, Морис Дрюон кропотливо работал в Национальном архиве, исследуя древние документы. Романы «Негоже лилиям прясть» и «Французская волчица» продолжают цикл «Проклятые короли», эту уникальную серию грандиозных исторических фресок, открытую…

«Проклятие на ваш род до тринадцатого колена!» – бросает из пламени костра Великий магистр ордена тамплиеров Жак де Моле в лицо королю Франции Филиппу IV Красивому. Это огненное пророчество сбудется: с 1314 года более полувека короли будут сменять друг друга на троне, но никто не задержится надолго. Дворцовые интриги, внезапные…

Мориса Дрюона читающая публика знает прежде всего по саге «Проклятые короли», открывшей мрачные тайны Средневековья, и циклу «Конец людей», рассказывающему о закулисье современного общества, о закате династии финансистов и промышленников. Трилогия «Конец людей» – наиболее значительное произведение Дрюона. Герои первого…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.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, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward.But the days of betrayal are far from over and Robert is banished to England. In the land of France’s enemies vengeance sparks fresh conflict as King Edward III and his new ally…

‘This was the original GAME OF THRONES’ George R.R. MartinAvailable for the first time in English, THE KING WITHOUT A KINGDOM is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series.The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, ‘The Good’, second of the Valois dynasty, has taken the throne.Under his leadership the Hundred Years War, one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts in history, escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart.Cardinal Périgord, narrating the drama, shows us a monarch as vain and cruel as he is incompetent. Under his turbulent…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.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. But it is his love affair with Isabella, the ‘She-Wolf of France’, who has come seemingly to negotiate a treaty of peace that seals his…

В трагическую годину История возносит на гребень великих людей; но сами трагедии – дело рук посредственностей. Прошло полгода после кончины Филиппа Красивого. При его правлении Франция была великой державой. Но сын Железного короля Людовик X – монарх слабый и неумелый, и вот уже мятежные бароны сеют смуту в провинции,…

В трагическую годину История возносит на гребень великих людей; но сами трагедии – дело рук посредственностей. В начале XIV века Филипп IV, король, прославившийся своей редкостной красотой, был неограниченным повелителем Франции. Его прозвали Железный король. Он смирил воинственный пыл властительных баронов, покорил…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.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. But it is his love affair with Isabella, the ‘She-Wolf of France’, who has come seemingly to negotiate a treaty of peace that seals his…

“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…

‘This was the original game of thrones’ George R.R. MartinThe 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, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward.But the days of betrayal are far from over and Robert is banished to England. In the land of France’s enemies vengeance sparks fresh conflict as King Edward III and his new ally prepare…

‘This was the original GAME OF THRONES’ George R.R. MartinAvailable for the first time in English, THE KING WITHOUT A KINGDOM is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series.The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, ‘The Good’, second of the Valois dynasty, has taken the throne.Under his leadership the Hundred Years War, one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts in history, escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart.Cardinal Périgord, narrating the drama, shows us a monarch as vain and cruel as he is incompetent. Under his turbulent…

‘This is the original game of thrones’ George R.R. MartinFrom the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin’s epic work.France became a great nation under Philip the Fair – but it was a greatness achieved at the expense of her people, for his was a reign characterised by violence, the scandalous adulteries of his daughters-in-law, and the triumph of royal…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.The King is dead. Long live the King.With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France.Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into disgrace. Her infidelity has left her estranged husband, Louis X King of France, with neither heir nor wife.The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the Iron King continues to afflict his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues at the hands of…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.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.However, though the matter of the succession should be assured, it is far from so, as Louis embarks on an ill-fated war against Flanders.Where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is weak, and the ambitions of his proud, profligate barons threaten his power and the future of a kingdom once ruled by an Iron…

‘This is the original game of thrones’ George R.R. MartinFrom the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin’s epic work.France became a great nation under Philip the Fair – but it was a greatness achieved at the expense of her people, for his was a reign characterised by violence, the scandalous adulteries of his daughters-in-law, and the triumph of royal…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.The King is dead. Long live the King.With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France.Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into disgrace. Her infidelity has left her estranged husband, Louis X King of France, with neither heir nor wife.The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the Iron King continues to afflict his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues at the hands of…

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.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.However, though the matter of the succession should be assured, it is far from so, as Louis embarks on an ill-fated war against Flanders.Where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is weak, and the ambitions of his proud, profligate barons threaten his power and the future of a kingdom once ruled by an Iron…

В трагическую годину История возносит на гребень великих людей; но сами трагедии – дело рук посредственностей. Прошло полгода после кончины Филиппа Красивого. При его правлении Франция была великой державой. Но сын Железного короля Людовик X – монарх слабый и неумелый, и вот уже мятежные бароны сеют смуту в провинции,…