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Apr 27, 2023 · by British Library. published on 27 April 2023. Download Full Size Image. Isabella of France and her army with the body of Hugh Despenser in the background, illustration from a 15th-century manuscript by Jean Pichore, Royal MS 15 E IV, f. 316v. British Library, London.
Isabella of France (c. 1292-1358) was the queen consort of Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327). After heading a coup to overthrow her husband, she ruled as regent for their young son, Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377) until he forced her into retirement in 1330. She died in England in 1358 and is known to history as the "she-wolf of France."
Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England, by Alison Weir. The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel, 1290-1360, translated by Nigel Bryant. You can also listen to the previous episode: She-Wolves: Medieval Queens with Helen Castor.
Apr 15, 2022 · After a miscarriage a year later, Isabella gave birth to a son John at Eltham Palace in 1316, a daughter Eleanor at Woodstock in 1318 and Joan, the future Queen of Scots, in the Tower of London in 1321. When the dowager queen, Marguerite of France died in 1318, Isabella gained custody of the usual queen’s dower lands.
Isabella of France (1295 – 22 August 1358) was the Queen consort of England as the wife of Edward II of England. She was also Regent of England for her son Edward III of England when he was too young to rule. Until 1325 she was a traditional queen consort.
Sep 8, 2016 · Isabella was very Machiavellian in the end, which was obviously caused by her many years of abuse. it was actually she who suggested she go to france and used her son as a pawn, she also was quite a tryrant when she and Roger acted as regents. but, at the same time she was a victimized woman, who had had the misfortune to be born as a political ...
French princess. Name variations: Isabella de France; Isabella or Isabelle of Valois. Born in 1349; died in 1372; daughter of Jean or John II the Good (1319–1364), king of France (r. 1350–1364), and Bona of Bohemia (1315–1349); sister of Charles V (1337–1380), king of France (r. 1364–1380), and Jane of France (1343–1373), queen of ...
