The Prisoner of Château-Guyard

Reading audiences know Maurice Druon primarily for the saga "The Accursed Kings," which unveiled the dark secrets of the Middle Ages. Behind each work in the cycle lay painstaking research in the National Archives, studying documents written in archaic French or Latin. Following the novel "The Iron King," this series of historical frescoes continues with "The Prisoner of Château-Guyard."
A sinister shadow has fallen over France. On the day of the solar eclipse, Philip IV the Fair, known as the Iron King, passed away. He built fortresses, reformed laws, and did everything in his power to guard the independence of France. Twenty-five-year-old Louis, who inherited his father's throne, was not particularly suited to this role. His main life achievements are a reputation as a cuckold and an unflattering nickname: The Crabby One. Above all, he is concerned not with the fate of the state, but with restoring his marital honor. Is the fate of the treacherous queen now in the hands of the monarch? Will the curse of the Grand Master affect her destiny?