![]() ![]() A passionate Anglophile, he was a great expert on all things English, including its medieval history, which provides great inspiration for the series. 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. 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. ‘Barbaric, sensual, teeming with life, based in wide reading and sound scholarship…among the best historical novels’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ![]() ‘Blood-curdling tale of intrigue, murder, corruption and sexual passion’ Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. ‘Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, the curse of the Templars, the doom of a great dynasty – and all of it (well, most of it) straight from the pages of history, and believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. Martin’s epic work.įrance 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 authority. Martinįrom the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. ‘This is the original game of thrones’ George R.R. ![]()
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