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4 Best Novels About the Reign of Philip IV of France
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Reign of Philip IV of France
1285–1314 CE
Philip IV expanded royal administration, taxation and legal authority during a reign marked by expensive warfare and conflict with Pope Boniface VIII. His ministers used courts and financial measures to extend the crown's reach.
The monarchy fought in Flanders, expelled Jewish communities and moved against the Knights Templar. Philip's sons appeared to secure the direct Capetian succession, but the final year of his reign brought the Tour de Nesle scandal.
The Iron King uses these pressures to portray a powerful monarchy whose dynastic and financial decisions create the crises followed throughout The Accursed Kings.
Related people for Reign of Philip IV of France
Baldwin IV of Jerusalemborn 1161 Charles of Valois1270–1325 Edward II of England1284–1327 Edward I of England1239–1307 Jacques de Molaydied 1314 Louis X of France1289–1316 Mahaut, Countess of Artois1269–1329 Margaret of Burgundy1290–1315 Philip IV of France1268–1314 Philip V of France1293–1322 Robert III of Artois1287–1342 Robert the Bruce1274–1329 William Wallace1270–1305
Non Fiction
1 Non-Fiction Book About the Reign of Philip IV of France
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