![]() ![]() The authors based the story on a legend invented by Italian chronicler Paolo Emilio: while burning at the stake in 1314, the Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay is said to have cursed the Capetians, the pope Clément V, and the French minister Nogaret to the thirteenth generation. It starts during the last year of Philippe IV’s rule (Philip the Fair) in 1314, and ends with the captivity of Jean II (John the Good) after his defeat at the battle of Poitiers in 1356. The plot is set in fourteenth-century France, with occasional crossovers to England. The first six books were published between 19, with a final seventh – more independent from the others – released in 1977. This seven-volume story is the result of a collaborative team effort, and the names of his many collaborators can be found in each preface. But among his many nationally acclaimed works, the Accursed Kings series of historical novels ( Les Rois Maudits) crossed borders to become an international success. ![]() A member of the French Academy, a veteran, and a resistance fighter against Nazi Germany, Maurice Druon (1918-2009) was one of the co-authors of the mythical Chant des partisans – the anthem of French Resistance. ![]()
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