Queen Isabella : : Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
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Includes reading group questions.
pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. Isabella. Our dearest mother.
Conspiracy, treason, perjury, and forgery, along with political assassination, and several deadly sins ... [the author of this book] exhibits a breathtaking grasp of the physical and cultural context of Queen Eleanor's life.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Ballantine Books, 2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: xxi, 496 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780345453204
0345453190 :
SUBJECTS
Isabella, -- Queen, consort of Edward II, King of England, -- 1292-1358.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Edward II, 1307-1327 -- Biography.
Biographies.