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The Strangled Queen

by Maurice Druon · The Accursed Kings series

Louis X inherits a kingdom and three daughters-in-law accused of adultery—one strangled, the others imprisoned. The affair exposes the rot at court while the succession teeters, and Druon maps every motive, every whispered alliance, every implication of a royal bed left empty.

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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