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Sep 10, 2023 · Isabella of France is one of history's most famous femme fatales; a She-Wolf of France, a wicked woman who usurped and killed her husband. But how much of th...
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Cultural depictions of Isabella of France. Isabella of France (1295 – 22 August 1358) was Queen of England and the daughter of Philip IV of France. Sometimes called the "She-Wolf of France", she was a key figure in the rebellion which deposed her husband, Edward II of England, in favor of their eldest son Edward III.
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 ...
Apr 27, 2023 · Illustration. 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.
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 ...
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.
Mar 15, 2016 · Books. Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen. Kathryn Warner. Amberley Publishing Limited, Mar 15, 2016 - History - 320 pages. Isabella of France married Edward II in January 1308, and afterwards became one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325, she was sent to her homeland to negotiate a peace settlement between her husband and ...
