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The Iron King
Book 1 in the The Accursed Kings series.
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In 1314 Philip IV rules France through an increasingly centralised monarchy burdened by war and debt. His destruction of the Knights Templar reaches its final stage with the execution of Jacques de Molay, whose legendary curse becomes the symbolic beginning of the dynasty's collapse.
At court, Isabella of France exposes the adultery of her sisters-in-law, producing the Tour de Nesle scandal and placing the legitimacy of future heirs in doubt. Alongside the royal crisis, Robert of Artois renews his struggle against his aunt Mahaut for possession of the county, creating a conflict that will outlast Philip's reign.
