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The Poisoned Crown

by Maurice Druon · The Accursed Kings series

Two kings dead within a year, an infant heir, and poison suspected at every table. The crown passes through too many hands too quickly, and the machinery of medieval politics—regents, forged documents, noble rebellion—grinds on without pause or mercy.

The Accursed Kings in reading order

• 1. The Iron King — Maurice Druon
• 2. The Strangled Queen — Maurice Druon
• 3. The Poisoned Crown — Maurice Druon
• 4. The Royal Succession — Maurice Druon
• 5. The She-Wolf — Maurice Druon
• 6. The Lily and The Lion — Maurice Druon
• 7. The King Without a Kingdom — Maurice Druon

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