William Marshal's Wife

Isabel de Clare, Woman of Influence

Julia A Hickey

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Pen & Sword History
27 February 2024

Biography: royalty; Gender studies: women

Isabel de Clare, the descendant of kings, dukes and freebooters, was one of the wealthiest heiresses in Henry II's kingdom thanks to the ambitions of her father Richard, Strongbow, de Clare and his marriage to Aoife, daughter of the last king of Leinster. Nature gave her beauty and intelligence. Destiny made her a key figure in the history of Ireland, England, Wales and Normandy. Isabel's role as a daughter, wife, mother and countess in her own right is the story of medieval aristocratic women and the power that they could wield. Married to a complete stranger when she was just eighteen on the orders of Richard the Lionheart, she found love in the arms of William Marshal - known as the greatest knight who ever lived. Together they established powerbases in Ireland and in Wales, beat off their foes; negotiated the perils of serving King John; and built a powerful kinship network. Marshal declared, 'I have no claim to anything save through her.' She was a peerless wife and remarkable woman who played the political game alongside her husband serving successive Plantagenet monarchs, consolidating and extending her inheritance as well as giving birth to ten children. Like her mother before her and her brood of Marshall daughters after her, she was a prize, not a pawn, who knew how to balance her role as a wife and mother alongside the brutal politics of the period.

AUTHOR: Julia has been passionate about history since she visited Buckland Abbey as a child more than forty years ago. She has taught in a range of educational settings but is currently a lecturer and writer based in the Midlands and Yorkshire. She has written about border reivers; the grisly tale of Carlisle's gallows; Robert Dudley the explorer; the shameful and 'mischievous' women who shared the beds of medieval kings; and the Wars of the Roses. She writes a regular blog at ' thehistoryjar.com' about all things historical and if she's not at her desk or in the garden she's probably exploring some ruins.

12 b/w illustrations

By: Julia A Hickey
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399043274
ISBN 10: 1399043277
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julia has been passionate about history since she visited Buckland Abbey as a child more than forty years ago. She has taught in a range of educational settings but is currently a lecturer and writer based in the Midlands and Yorkshire. She has written about border reivers; the grisly tale of Carlisle’s gallows; Robert Dudley the explorer; the shameful and mischievous women who shared the beds of medieval kings; and the Wars of the Roses. She writes a regular blog at thehistoryjar.com about all things historical and if she’s not at her desk or in the garden she’s probably exploring some ruins.