![]() ![]() Philip the Fair was obsessed with creating a centrally organised state at the expense of all other considerations. ![]() The Iron King tells the events of the year 1314, when Philippe le Bel sits on the French throne. This is the first book of the seven under the title "The Accursed Kings", translated into good clear English. Imagine then my surprise on seeing the name "Maurice Druon" on the cover of The Iron King in W. In the days before the internet and search-engines it was not easy to find out about a set of French novels! Then in 2005 the novels appeared - still in French - to help launch an indifferent remake of the original TV series. Some years later my French friend told me that it had been based on a set of seven books written by Maurice Druon, but she did not know if they had ever been translated into English. As one habituated to late rising I decided to take a peek at the first episode and was hooked. The British dumped the drama into the graveyard slot - after 11pm on a Saturday. In 1972 French television produced a series entitled, " Les Rois Maudits", which was screened on BBC 2 with English subtitles. ![]()
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