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Eight-year-old Tistou has green thumbs, and with the power of flowers he finds he can transforms prisons, slums, hospitals - even war.

'This is the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin's epic work. "Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!" The Iron King - Philip the Fair - is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous; while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty...

This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England's Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he joins the war against the English Aquitaine. But it is his love affair with Isabella, the …

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin No man is impervious to the poisons of the crown...Having murdered his wife and exiled his mistress, King Louis X of France becomes besotted with Princess Clemence of Hungary and makes her his new Queen. However, though the matter of the succession should be assured, it is far from so, as Louis embarks on an ill- fated war against Flanders. Where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is weak, and the ambitions of his proud, profligate barons threaten his power and the future of a kingdom once ruled by an Iron King.

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin The King is dead. Long live the King. Philip IV is dead and his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal curse of the Templars is plaguing the royal house of France. His son has been enthroned as Louis X; but with his disgraced wife Marguerite imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard for her adultery, Louis can produce no heir with which to secure the succession. But neither can he marry again while she lives... The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the court of the Iron King continues to draw in his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues apace.

"Available for the first time in English, The King Without a Kingdom is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series. The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, "The Good", takes the throne. Under the leadership of this vain, cruel, incompetent monarch The Hundred Years War escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart. Warring factions plunder the land, famine threatens the people and the Black Death spreads far and wide. France is bleeding to death around the new king."--Back cover

Románová historie Lilie a lev volně navazuje na knihy Zardoušená královna a Jed královské koruny a ukončuje cyklus Prokletí králové. Poslední svazek završuje osudy historických osob Francie a Anglie i románových postav. Za krátké vlády posledního přímého Kapetovce Karla IV. ve Francii podnítila jeho sestra Isabella povstání v Anglii a zbavila svého manžela Eduarda II. trůnu ve prospěch svého syna Eduarda III. a především pro sebe a svého milence lorda Mortimera. Ve Francii zatím po Karlově smrti získává trůn Filip z Valois z nepřímé větve Kapetovců. Mocenské i osobní zájmy šlechty obou království a nepevné vlády v nich vedou nakonec ke konfliktu stoleté války. V těchto rozsáhlých histor. kulisách se dokončuje vyprávění o nepřátelích na život a na smrt - příbuzných Robertovi a Mahaut z Artois, o celoživotní lásce Guccia a Marie de Cressay, i o "ukradeném" králi Francie. V románu se mihne i miláček Francouzů tehdejší doby - český král Jan Lucemburský.