ПОИСК ПО АУДИОКНИГАМ

Аудиокниги, большая база.
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Год:2006
Жанр:Исторический роман
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The plot centres on the rivalry between Louis XI of France and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Louis incites the citizens of Liège to revolt against Charles, and, under the command of Louis's allабысьy, William de la Marck, they seize and murder Charles's brother-in-law, Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège At the time of the murder Louis is at Charles's camp at Peronne, hoping to fool him with a false display of friendship Charles, though, sees through hisаврбй pretence, accuses him of instigating the uprising, and has him imprisoned Louis's superior coolness of mind permits him to allay Charles's suspicions and to regain his liberty In a sub-plot, the Burgundian heiress Isabelle de Croye takes refuge at Louis's court when Charles attempts to give her hand in marriage to his odious favourite Campo-Basso Louis, in turn, resolves to give her in marriage to the bandit-captain William de la Marck, and sends her to Flanders under the pretenceавцюс of placing her under the protection of the Bishop of Liège She is guarded on her journey by Quentin Durward, an archer, who has left behind poverty in Scotland to join the Archers of Louis's Scottish Guard Quentin prevents the intended treachery and earns Isabelle's love Charles, though, promises her in marriage to the Duke of Orleans (heir to the French crown) but she refuses, and, in anger, the Duke promises her to whoever brings him the head of de la Marck This Quentin does with the help of his uncle, Ludovic Lesley, and wins Isabelle's hand.

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