Like the cover art that entices and is absolutely striking so is The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon. This is the second installment of The Accursed Kings series that launched over 50 years ago and still finds an eager audience today. A refined collection of works that combines meticulous research with believable dialogue and dynastic manoeuvres that transports the reader into 14th-century Europe courts centering in France then departing for England all heralding the Hundred Years War. If the interested reader has been searching for a series that leaves a haunting version of history with enthralling situations and splendid writing about a select assemblage of European royalty in seven novels, search no further because you just have to try The Accursed Kings series by Maurice Druon. Whether the reader has a passing curiosity in history or just loves a great story with intrigue, betrayal, characters of different classes and nobility, unpredictable spins on the wheel of fate, a curse and even a few fleeting moments of tender love and romance this series has it all and more. Beginning with The Iron King the reader is strongly encouraged to embark on their journey into the saga of the House of Capet, however each novel does have a summation of the previous novel in the pages as the story builds each time so the decision is yours to make. The Strangled Queen begins in November 1314 and ends May 1315. More than seven months have passed since a curse from a blazing pyre has been laid at the feet at the House of Capet and before the end a grisly pact will be made that will spin the wheel of fate yet another cruel round. Madness and desperation reign in this novel as the premature death of one king drives the succession and court into the frenzy of petty jealousy and lust for revenge that begins the machinations of disposal of the undesirable. And yet outside the palace walls the country is ravished by famine and poverty but who is to blame for all the misery? Is anyone really considered blameless in this game of power? In the 14th-century France The Strangled Queen opens and closes with vital notes exchanged with England and a journey to Naples to recover a portrait and a message that will decide the future of France. Details are shared with the reader that seamlessly blends history, peerless writing and imagination to fashion a story that begs the question, is 12 feet of wall enough to deter madness and evil? There is only one way to find out so enjoy! -first read at local library and then purchased for kindle Books in this series: The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, Book 1) by Maurice Druon *The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2) by Maurice Druon The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, Book 3) by Maurice Druon The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, Book 4) by Maurice Druon The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, Book 5) by Maurice Druon The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, Book 6) by Maurice Druon The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, Book 7) by Maurice Druon -EGP/August 2014 Comments are closed.
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