Queen Isabella : treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval England / Alison Weir.
A portrait of Queen Isabella describes her marriage to Edward II, the king's homosexual affairs, her flight back to France, and her alliance with her husband's arch-enemy, Roger Mortimer, with whom she launched a revolution.
Record details
- ISBN: 0345453190
- ISBN: 9780345453198
- Physical Description: xxi, 487 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-466) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The she-wolf of France -- I: Isabella and Edward -- The fair maiden -- The king is lovesick for his minion -- All that is prudent, amiable, and feminine -- His dearest companion -- The displeasure of the queen -- Then let her live abandoned and forlorn -- II: Isabella and Mortimer -- Mortimer and Isabel do kiss when they conspire -- Welcome, in God's name, madam and your son -- Plots and stratagems -- Now, Mortimer, begins our tragedy -- III: Isabella -- Our dearest mother.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | BIO ISA (Text) | 37810434447198 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | B ISABELLA (Text) | 31250200026848 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Isa (Text) | 30308100751107 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | B Isabella (Text) | 33115006845884 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | 942.03 WEI (Text) | 39493105686044 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | B/ISABELLA (Text) | 33262002639216 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | 942.03 W (Text) | 39493105691481 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Montgomery County Public Library | B ISABELLA W (Text) | 38198000234243 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | B ISABELL (Text) | 33557004078648 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Murphy Public Library | B ISABELLA (Text) | 80605000243013 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
