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Queen Isabella
treachery, adultery, and murder in medieval England
By Weir, Alison
- ISBN
- 978-0-34545-319-8
- Publisher
- New York : Ballantine Books, c2005.
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Reviewed on October 1, 2005
Popular British historian Weir (Eleanor of Aquitane ) here seeks to establish a more sympathetic understanding of one of the most notorious queens in English history. Daughter of France's King Philip IV, Isabella (ca. 1295-1358) was unhappily married to England's gay or bisexual King Edward II. Though he fathered children with Isabella, Edward's real affections were for a series of male favorites, who gained untoward influence over affairs of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
