Interwoven is the story of Jacques de Molay’s execution and the curse he places upon King Philip, the Pope and the rector of the French kingdom, in which Molay says they will all die within a year. Instead, she is scheming with a French noble, Robert of Artois to catch her sisters-in-law in the act of adultery. This does not mean that Isabella is meek, though. Isabella is in a loveless marriage, as her husband, King Richard is into men. The story then shifts to Isabella, Queen of England. While The Iron King might not be fantasy, nor does it have dragons, it was an okay historical fiction book set across medieval France and England featuring the intrigue of royals and several interweaving plot lines.ĭruon’s The Iron King opens with a description of how King Philip The Fair has basically destroyed the Knights Templar over the course of seven years because the Templars were the only people who dared to stand up to him while he was amassing wealth and power for France. I love the political machinations and scandal within the plot of Game Of Thrones. Seeing Martin proclaim The Iron King to be the original Game Of Thrones definitely had my attention, as I am interested in reading more books with well-developed characters and interesting politics. The Iron King by Maurice Druon caught my eye due to the George R.R.
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