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Queen Isabella : treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval England Cover Image Book

Queen Isabella : treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval England / Alison Weir.

Weir, Alison, 1951- (Author). Weir, Alison, 1951- Queen Isabella. (Added Author).

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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.

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  • ISBN: 0345453190
  • ISBN: 9780345453198
  • Physical Description: xxi, 487 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2005]

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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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Isabella, Queen, consort of Edward II, King of England, 1292-1358.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Edward II, 1307-1327 > Biography.
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Biographies.

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