In tragic times, History raises great people to the crest; but the tragedies themselves are the work of mediocrity...At the beginning of the 14th century, Philip IV, a king famous for his rare beauty, was the unlimited ruler of France. He was nicknamed the Iron King. He pacified the warlike ardor of the rebellious barons, calmed the rebellious Flemings, defeated England in Aquitaine, carried out a successful fight against the papacy, which ended with the so-called Avignon Captivity of the Popes... Only one force dared to resist Philip - the Order of the Templars. The too independent position of the Knights of the Temple worried the king, and their incalculable wealth excited his greed. Then he started a lawsuit against them, and there was no such baseness that the judges at this trial would not resort to. But could Philip have known that his victory over the Templars would result in a monstrous curse for himself and the entire Capetian family up to the thirteenth generation?..