“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 red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. 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…

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 and France begin to tear each other apart. Warring factions plunder the land, famine threatens the people and the Black Death spreads far and wide. France is bleeding to death around the new king…

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 disgraced wife Marguerite imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard for her adultery, Louis can produce no heir with which to secure the succession. But neither can he marry again while she lives… The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the court of the Iron King continues to draw in his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues apace.

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 King.

'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?

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 prepare for war. As swords are sharpened the lion wakes and a pretender threatens France once more …

Revivant son passe apres plus de soixante annees, Maurice Druon retrouve une passion egale a celle qu’il a eprouvee pour le vivre. Les personnes, les evenements, les lieux se succedent, se bousculent, se superposent. Ses Memoires inachevees presentent un tableau tres vivant de la France de 1918 a la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. De Maurice Druon, que connait-on ? Le romancier, l’homme politique, le Secretaire perpetuel de l’Academie francaise et l’infatigable combat qu’il mene pour la defense de la langue francaise. Mais de Maurice Druon lui-meme, de l’homme Druon, que savons-nous ? Au-dela du charme des souvenirs et de la formation d’une personnalite, Maurice Druon nous revele, dans le style ferme et grave qui est le sien, « chaud de c?ur et clair d’esprit », la veritable raison d’etre de ces Memoires : « Suite profane d’une tradition sacree, les “memoires” sont le vetement qui nous habillera sur notre lit de mort, le vernis de notre sarcophage. Sinon, quoi de plus derisoire que d’aspirer a une immortalite de papier, afin de se maintenir, un peu plus, un peu moins, dans le souvenir d’une espece qui, tot ou tard, disparaitra d’une planete destinee, de toute maniere, a refroidir ? Le temoignage est l’acte terminal de notre mission, sa perfection au sens premier du terme. » C’est ce temoignage qu’il livre ici, de ses annees de jeunesse a la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale avec, notamment, un recit captivant sur son action au sein la Resistance et la composition du Chant des partisans avec son oncle Joseph Kessel.

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 fate…

La dynastie royale serait-elle vraiment maudite, comme l’a declare, selon la legende, Jacques de Molay, dernier grand maitre de l’ordre des Templiers sur le bucher ? Au XIVe siecle, depuis le proces des Templiers et jusqu’aux debuts de la guerre de Cent Ans, se succedent de nombreux rois aux destinees singulieres a la tete du royaume. Philippe IV le Bel, Louis X le Hutin, Philippe V le Long et leurs successeurs regnent sur la France, et le peuple subit leurs machinations et celles de l’entourage. Intrigues politiques et crimes sont frequents a la cour. Entoure de conseillers et d’assassins, le roi n’est jamais assure de rester sur son trone. Tous deviennent alors les pions d’un jeu qui les depasse ou complots, rivalites et meurtres sont les seules regles. Entre amours, drames, guerres et trahisons, Maurice Druon dresse le portrait dense et intime de ces illustres figures, au c?ur de l’une des epoques les plus sombres de l’Histoire. Plebiscitee par George R. R. Martin qui s’en est inspire pour l’ecriture du Trone de fer, cette saga incontournable, adaptee a la television et traduite dans le monde entier, est consideree comme un des modeles contemporains du roman historique.

Les Grandes Familles, prix Goncourt, est l'un des romans les plus celebres de la litterature francaise contemporaine. Salue unanime ment par la critique des sa parution, traduit dans le monde entier et porte a l'ecran avec un tres vif succes, ce grand roman de societe dans la tradition balzacienne et tolstoienne offre une fresque impitoyable des milieux politiques et financiers entre les deux guerres mondiales. Nul doute que cette etude de la condition humaine, a travers ceux dont la puissance dirige les destinees collectives, illustre et aide a comprendre l'origine des drames de la societe contemporaine.

I've worn that mask so long I don't feel safe without it. D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis return to meet their destinies in their final adventure. D'Artagnan still remains in the service of King Louis XIV, while Aramis is a priest at the Bastille prison. Upon listening to a confession from an iron-masked prisoner who tells him that he is the twin brother of the King of France, Aramis is convinced that he will be rewarded if he can help him become king and he devises a plan for his escape, pitching himself again? his old comrade D'Artagnan. Far darker than Dumas' previous novels, The Man in the Iron Mask is a fast-paced and compelling historical romance of honour and loyalty.

Музыкальный альбом группы "Iron Savior"Список музыкальных треков:Ascendence (intro)Last HeroRevenge Of The BrideFrom Far Beyond TimeBurning HeartThunder From The MountainsIron WarriorDragon King[Suprise Track]FirestormThe DemonFistraiserI've Been To Hell 2014 (limited-edition bonus track).

Citee en modele absolu du roman historique par George R.R. Martin, auteur de Game of Thrones, la celebrissime fresque de Maurice Druon reunie en un seul volume dans une edition collector ! Au debut du XIVe siecle s’ouvre, contre les Templiers, le plus vaste proces dont l’Histoire ait garde le souvenir. Jacques de Molay, le grand-maitre de l’Ordre, meurt sur le bucher en lancant sa terrible malediction contre le roi de France, le pape et les grands du royaume : Maudits, tous maudits jusqu’a la treizieme generation de vos races ! Des lors, le malheur s’abat sur la France. Les quatre derniers Capetiens directs meurent en moins de quinze annees : adulteres, meurtres, proces, trahisons ebranlent la dynastie, et menent a la guerre de Cent Ans. Cette extraordinaire saga a conquis des generations de lecteurs a travers le monde et a donne naissance a de formidables creations audiovisuelles.

A Game of Thrones is the first volume in the series. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must … and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must ...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark's family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

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