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Isabella

She-Wolf of France, Queen of England

Alison Weir

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English
Vintage
01 November 2012
The first full-length biography of a much maligned - but astonishingly colourful - Queen of England.

Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend, her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins, clutching the beating heart of her murdered husband. But how did Isabella aquire this reputation?

Born in 1292 she married Edward II of England but was constantly humiliated by his relationships with male favourites and she lived adulterously with Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Had it not been for her unfaithfulness, history might have immortalised her as a liberator- the saviour who unshackled England from a weak and vicious monarch.

Dramatic and startling this first full-length biography of Isabella will change the way we think of her and her world forever.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 32mm
Weight:   375g
ISBN:   9780099578390
ISBN 10:   0099578395
Pages:   512
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Alison Weir was born in London and now resides in Surrey. Before becoming a published author in 1989, she was a civil servant, then a housewife and mother. From 1991 to 1997, whilst researching and writing books, she ran a school for children with learning difficulties before taking up writing full-time. Her fourteen history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Lancaster and York, Children of England , Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine , Mary, Queen of Scots, Henry VIII: King and Court, Katherine Swynford and, most recently Lady in the Tower. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Reviews for Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England

This meticulous no-nonsense biography presents a fascinating story complete with puzzles -- Marianne Brace Independent on Sunday 20050925 A beautifully nuanced portrait of a fascinating lady... gives a vivid sense of the riotous realpolitik of medieval times Scotsman This is history which reads like a novel. Weir writes lucidly, with an eye for the details which bring the period to life -- Christopher Hudson Daily Mail


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