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title: "The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2)"
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# The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2)

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The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2)

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## Customer Reviews

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    hate the title
  

*by A***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2023*

I am having trouble finishing this book. Give it a 3.5. I know what will happen. I appreciate the work that went into writing and researching for the American market.

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    The Strangled Queen
  

*by C***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 14, 2015*

With the glowing recommendation of GRR Martin, the Accursed Kings series is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. I loved the first book, The Iron King, and only waited this long to read the second installment due to my aversion to Kindle books that cost more than a couple of dollars.The Strangled Queen begins where the Iron King ends, with the death of Phillip the Fair of France. His inept son becomes Louis X, and the fighting ensues over who will have the real power in France. Will it be the young king's uncle, the ever-plotting Charles of Valois, or the capable if cold-hearted Enguerrand de Marigny, who had kept the country operating smoothly for Phillip? The answer to this question drives the action of this book and is only answered in its final pagesThe eventual downfall of the Capet's is forecast throughout this novel as Louis proves time and again that he is not his father or even the sainted grandfather he claims to emulate. Valois sees his opportunity and is ambitious to get a crown upon his head before his days are through.Marguerite, who should be enthroned at Louis's side, continues to waste away in prison. Her sister and partner in crime, Blanche, shares in her misery. Though she is the titular character, very little of the scenes revolve around Marguerite. Her fate, however, is intertwined with that of the men who grasp at power.The series continues to follow the sub-plot of Guiccio Baglioni, a young banker who fell in love in book one with a woman whose family he was supposed to be collecting debt from. Guiccio seems to enjoy his place in the sun as he is sent on special missions, but at the same time struggles with the injustice that causes starvation to some while others hoard supplies.While this was a captivating stand-alone story, I can't help but feel that it is simply a stepping stone to get the reader to greater action that will follow. It was not quite as fast-paced as Iron King, but kept my interest and left me wishing that I had book three, The Poisoned Crown, waiting in the wings.

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    The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, Book 2)
  

*by E***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2014*

Like the cover art that entices and is absolutely striking so is The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon. This is the second installment of The Accursed Kings series that launched over 50 years ago and still finds an eager audience today. A refined collection of works that combines meticulous research with believable dialogue and dynastic manoeuvres that transports the reader into 14th-century Europe courts centering in France then departing for England all heralding the Hundred Years War. If the interested reader has been searching for a series that leaves a haunting version of history with enthralling situations and splendid writing about a select assemblage of European royalty in seven novels, search no further because you just have to try The Accursed Kings series by Maurice Druon. Whether the reader has a passing curiosity in history or just loves a great story with intrigue, betrayal, characters of different classes and nobility, unpredictable spins on the wheel of fate, a curse and even a few fleeting moments of tender love and romance this series has it all and more. Beginning with The Iron King the reader is strongly encouraged to embark on their journey into the saga of the House of Capet, however each novel does have a summation of the previous novel in the pages as the story builds each time so the decision is yours to make.The Strangled Queen begins in November 1314 and ends May 1315. More than seven months have passed since a curse from a blazing pyre has been laid at the feet at the House of Capet and before the end a grisly pact will be made that will spin the wheel of fate yet another cruel round. Madness and desperation reign in this novel as the premature death of one king drives the succession and court into the frenzy of petty jealousy and lust for revenge that begins the machinations of disposal of the undesirable. And yet outside the palace walls the country is ravished by famine and poverty but who is to blame for all the misery? Is anyone really considered blameless in this game of power? In the 14th-century France The Strangled Queen opens and closes with vital notes exchanged with England and a journey to Naples to recover a portrait and a message that will decide the future of France. Details are shared with the reader that seamlessly blends history, peerless writing and imagination to fashion a story that begs the question, is 12 feet of wall enough to deter madness and evil? There is only one way to find out so enjoy!

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