Isabella
She-Wolf of France, Queen of England
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend, her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins, clutching the beating heart of her murdered husband. But how did Isabella aquire this reputation?
Born in 1292 she married Edward II of England but was constantly humiliated by his relationships with male favourites and she lived adulterously with Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Had it not been for her unfaithfulness, history might have immortalised her as a liberator- the saviour who unshackled England from a weak and vicious monarch.
Dramatic and startling this first full-length biography of Isabella will change the way we think of her and her world forever.
Customer Reviews
A story that needed telling
I can’t describe how much I love this book. As an amateur enthusiast in 14th C history I felt it was a must read, but I was not prepared to have my opinion of Isabella so drastically changed. Whilst there is a high level of detail and analysis of the facts, the book never loses its ability to engage and excite. The story of Isabella’s life is not known by enough people but cover one of the most dramatic and exciting periods of our history. Weir’s telling of it would pull in anyone from a historian to a game of thrones fan.