'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 ma
kes her his new Queen. However, though the matter of the succession should be as
sured, 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 onc
e ruled by an Iron King.
