Title : The Prisoner of the Alcazar - Michèle Barrière - book

Summary :

August 1525: Francis I ^is held prisoner by Charles V in Madrid after the disastrous defeat at Pavia. His sister Margaret travels to Spain to secure his release. Quentin du Mesnil is to accompany her.
For the moment, he has other worries: his engagement to the beautiful Alicia ended in the murder of an Italian banker who was picking a fight with one of his friends, the explorer Verrazzano.
Quentin cannot shirk his duty, but the journey will have some surprises in store for him. The promiscuity with Marguerite, his first love, frightens him, and they will discover, upon their arrival in Madrid, that the king is dying. Everything will have to be done to restore him to health. With the help of a Jewish doctor and a Muslim apothecary, he will recreate, day after day, a gastronomic universe worthy of the Arabian Nights . But the negotiations stall, the fiancée arrives point-blank, bandits are looking for Verrazzano's maps, the Inquisition gets involved... The king's escape must be organized without delay.

• EAN : 9782709643900
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