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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2015

      Copyright © Maurice Druon 1977

      This translation copyright © Andrew Simpkin 2014

      First published in French as Quand un Roi perd la France

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      Jacket digital illustration © Patrick Knowles

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      Maurice Druon asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007491377

      Ebook Edition © January 2015 ISBN: 9780007492275

      Version: 2014-11-29