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Isabella: The she-wolf of France, Queen of England by Alison Weir (Hardcover, 2005)
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The first full-length biography of a much maligned - but astonishingly colourful - Queen of England. In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once stood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the fourteenth century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isabella of France, Edward II's queen - one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. Today, popular legends speak of how her angry ghost can be glimpsed among the ruins, clutching the heart of her murdered husband, and even the reputable publications of English Heritage maintain that the Queen's maniacal laughter can be heard on stormy nights at Castle Rising in Norfolk. Such stories paint a picture of a tragic, tormented, cruel and evil woman. In literature and poetry, she has fared no better with Christopher Marlowe calling her 'that unnatural Queen, false Isabel'; Thomas Gray appropriating Shakespeare's epithet 'She-Wolf of France' in The Bard (1757); and Kenneth Fowler describing her as ' a woman of evil character, a notorious schemer.' How, then, did Isabella acquire such a reputation? Isabella is known to have lived adulterously with Roger Mortimer for at least four years. But the evidence surrounding accusations of murder and regicide is unsubstantiated. Thus, what has condemned Isabella, in ways which no other queen has had to endure, is her sexual transgression. Had it not been for her unfaithfulness, history may have immortalised her as a liberator - the saviour who unshackled England from a weak and vicious monarch and helped put a strong king - her Lover Mortimer - on the throne. In the first, full-length biography of Isabella, Alison Weir revisits the facts of Isabella's life in a scholarly context in which women's personal lives do not dictate wholly the way we interpret their roles in the public world. A dramatic and startling biography which will change the way we think of Isabella and her world for ever.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780224063203
eBay Product ID (ePID)88186212
Product Key Features
Book TitleIsabella: the She-Wolf of France, Queen of England
AuthorAlison Weir
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height250mm
Item Width160mm
Item Weight940g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAlison Weir
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 27 May, 2020
Alison Weir has done her homework and writes a fascinating biography. Cannot put it down.
Much better in book format than as a downloadVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Nov, 2021
'Popular history' at its best
A very thoroughly researched work, relying heavily on contemporary documents, and throwing new light not only on Isabella but also on all the people and events around her, including in particular the death of Edwrd II. And importantly not a 'dry-as-dust' plod through facts and figures, but a lively and engrossing picture of the lives of those who mattered in fourteenth-century England. The book arrived better packed than any other I've ever bought, which was an unexpected and most welcome plusVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Sep, 2019
A good read
A good book if you like historyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Jan, 2017
Isabella she-wolf of France , Queen of England by Alison weir :)
Alison Weir is an amazing Historical writer and I have read all of her book , some are better then others but this book was definitely a winner , beautifully written and highly intriguing book , I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the formidable Isabella , highly recommend to peaple with an interest in history , you won't be disappointed , 5 starVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
