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‘This was the original game of thrones’ George R.R. Martin
The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fraud, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward.
But the days of betrayal are far from over and Robert is banished to England. In the land of France’s enemies vengeance sparks fresh conflict as King Edward III and his new ally prepare for war. As swords are sharpened the lion wakes and a pretender threatens France once more …
- Sales Rank: #60512 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-01
- Released on: 2015-11-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.60" h x 1.20" w x 5.00" l, 1.11 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 432 pages
Review
‘Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, the curse of the Templars, the doom of a great dynasty – and all of it (well, most of it) straight from the pages of history, and believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of thrones’ George R.R. Martin
‘Blood-curdling tale of intrigue, murder, corruption and sexual passion’ The Sunday Times
‘Dramatic and colourful as a Dumas romance but stiffened by historical accuracy and political insight’ The Sunday Times
‘Barbaric, sensual, teeming with life, based in wide reading and sound scholarship…among the best historical novels’ The Times Literary Supplement
About the Author
Maurice Druon was a French resistance hero, a Knight of the British Empire and a holder of the Grand Croix de la Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Académie française and a celebrated novelist, best known for his series of seven historical novels under the title of The Accursed Kings, which were twice adapted for television. A passionate Anglophile, he was a great expert on all things English, including its medieval history, which provides great inspiration for the series. His many and diverse fans include George RR Martin, Nicolas Sarkozy and Vladimir Putin.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Tremendously good finish
By JPS
The Accursed Kings series was originally made up of six volumes and the Lily and the Lion, the sixth and last volume, covered the years and the history of the Kingdoms of France and England from 1328 to the first part of the Hundreds Year War, including the disaster of Poitiers where the King of France John II was taken prisoner and the treaty of Brétigny in 1360. Most of the events in this sixth volume, however, focus on the prequels of the war, and on the main players that made it happen.
A seventh volume was published some years later (in 1970, ten years after the Lily and the Lion) and will be republished in English translation in January 2015. I will have a quite different tone to it although it will also cover the beginnings of the Hundred Years War and, in particular, “when a King lost France” (a more accurate translation than “The King without a Kingdom” which has been chosen for the English version). The reasons explaining the differences of this seventh volume are simple. It was not originally planned.
Many of the characters that the reader will have followed during the six volumes of the Accursed Kings are disposed of, one way or another, in the Lily and the Lion. This is particularly the case of the larger than life (in more senses than one) Robert III of Artois, who meets his end in this volume. Since the whole series had been centred and organised around his relentless efforts over more than two decades to recover the county of which he had been deprived at the death of his father by his aunt Mahaut, the seventh volume will need to start afresh.
It is rather difficult to write a measured review of this title, or of any of the previous five ones for that matter. This is because all of them – including this one - are simply excellent and certainly among the best historical novels that I have ever read. This one (and the others as well!) is so good and has it all that it is in fact more difficult than in most other historical novels to distinguish the historical facts from the author’s interpretations.
This is because there is very little that is invented. The historical events are accurate and very well researched, whether they take place in France or in England. The book itself is supported by historical endnotes, a list of the main characters, a list of the main sources used, and a (somewhat simplified) genealogical tree of the Capet family and its various branches. The value of this tree is that it helps understand to what extent Robert d’Artois was related to most of the powerful noble and princely families of France and Flanders and was himself a descendant of one of Saint Louis’ (or Louis IX) younger brothers, the first Count of Artois.
The characters come to life rather brilliantly and so does this whole period of the fourteenth century with its mix of chivalry and crimes, splendour and squalor. In addition to Robert d’Artois and Mahaut, which I found just as superbly portrayed as they were in the previous episodes, the characters of Edward III, of his mother Isabelle and of Mortimer were particularly convincing for me, and essentially as I would have imagined them to be. I was a bit less convinced, however, by the character painting of Philippe VI of Valois, who may not have been quite as stupid, arrogant and vainglorious as he is presented.
What the author has done in this volume, and often in subtle ways, is to slant the narrative and emphasise the influence of certain characters (and of Robert III of Artois in particular). The endless, bitter and ruthless quarrel and hatred between Mahaut d’Artois and her nephew Robert III is historical, including the last lawsuit filed by Robert against his aunt to recover Artois, which makes up a large part of this book. Also historical is his use of forged documents, the circumstances in which the fraud was discovered, the rather suspicious deaths of both Mahaut (who, however, was over sixty at the time) and of her last surviving daughter. Robert was indeed already suspected at the time – although never convicted - of having had his aunt poisoned.
Particularly noteworthy is the fact that just about all of the book’s characters, including the secondary ones, are historical, although some of the later are romanced. Jeanne Divion really existed, was condemned and burned at the stake, was also more important (she was a scion of an old noble but ruined family from Artois) than she is made to appear in the Lily and the Lion, whereas Béatrice d’Hirson, on the contrary, was an obscure lady-in-waiting of Mahaut about which little else is known. What Maurice Druon has in fact managed to do is to transfer from of the historical features belonging to the former onto the later. He also made Beatrice into one of the main and most unsavoury, but also most tragic characters of the book.
Also historically accurate are Robert’s flight in exile, the stripping of all his titles and the refuge he found at the Court of England where he did his utmost to stir up trouble, after having done much the same in Flanders. He did push Edward III to declare war and claim the crown of France through the rights of his mother Isabelle (the “she-wolf of France”), the formidable daughter of Philippe IV the Fair. However, how much influence he really wielded with Edward III is debatable, since the English King had excellent and essential reasons of his own - the crucial wool trade with Flanders, which France was threatening, in particular - to oppose the King of France’s renewed attempts to take control of Flanders. This is what led to the naval battle – and French disaster – at l’Ecluse in 1340, where the French fleet was defeated and destroyed, essentially because of the incompetence and stupidity of the French admiral.
The point here is that, regardless of Robert’s vengeful trouble-making, the Kingdoms of England and France were increasingly on a collision course, something that is also quite well shown in the book. In addition to conflicting interests in Flanders, the French supported the Bruces’ claims to the throne of Scotland, against the Balliols’, which were backed by the Kings of England. Both Kingdoms also backed, first politically and then with military forces when civil war broke out in 1341, opposing candidates to the Duchy of Britany. This civil war, in which Robert III d’Artois takes part in the initial phase and with Bretons fighting on either side, would last until 1364.
In addition, and perhaps more fundamentally since this was about supremacy in France, there was also the age-old question of the kind of homage that the King of France was able to extract from the King of England for the Duchy of Aquitaine/Guyenne. This is also something well shown in the book, with the author explaining the difference and implications between the “homage simple” and the “homage liege”, which was much more far-reaching and binding, and which the French Kings had been trying to impose on their most and much too powerful vassals since the second half of the 12th century and Philippe II August and Henry II at the latest.
A last feature of the book is the rather sad ending of the story of John I the Posthumous. Most historians nowadays accept that he died when he was five days old and of natural causes. There was however at the time rumours that the baby had been poisoned. There was also at the time a Sienese who claimed to be John the Posthumous and therefore the true heir to the throne of France and the last of the direct Capet line. His relentless attempts to be recognised happened just as shown in the book and are somewhat intriguing because you would probably not expect an impostor to continue pressing his case on and on although nobody believes him – or chooses to believe him.
This book is easily worth five stars, and I would have given it ten or fifteen stars just as easily if this had been possible since it is so good and deserves it so much, just like all of the previous volumes in the series.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, Book 6)
By Elspeth G. Perkin
An amazing read for those who adore rich historical pieces and wish to fully acquaint (or perhaps form an imaginary alliance) with figures from history. Mr. Druon takes this reader on a brilliant venture every time I open another novel in this addicting saga and The Lily and the Lion was my latest feast. Being the sixth in The Accursed Kings series it was bittersweet to realize as I finished this splendid work that only one more novel remains. But as the saying goes "all good things must come to an end" and so it goes with much to do with The Lily and the Lion.
This novel's timeline is January 24 1328 to the beginning of January 1343 and then has an additional epilogue of September 22 1354 to 1362. A lot is captured and shared with the reader and Mr. Druon had an extraordinary style in his writing that passes time effortlessly for the benefit of his readers that they are never lost with regards to time and only enjoy themselves as they rejoin their favorite characters as the years age and takes them to their next journey, alliance, deception or atrocious sin. Those familiar with this addicting series should understand all too well that no one is considered safe in these vivid pages and not to spoil anything for themselves by peeking and researching the names of characters. As always the author has stuck as close to historic fact and conjured the blood and breath to flow into his characters with his pen and this is a grand experience not to miss. Highly recommend.
Reviewed in December 2014, review written December 2014/ copy of THE LILY AND THE LION (THE ACCURSED KINGS, BOOK 6) borrowed from local library
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
The prior books in the series are far superior. I'm wondering if Maurice Druon really wrote The ...
By Richard M.
The prior books in the series are far superior. I'm wondering if Maurice Druon really wrote The Lilly and The Lion.
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