Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England 9781446449158, 9780712641944, 0712641947, 1446449157

Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fat

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Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England
9781446449158, 9780712641944, 0712641947, 1446449157

Eleanor of Aquitaine’s extraordinary life seems more likely to be found in the pages of fiction. Proud daughter of a dis

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Isabella of France married Edward II in January 1308, and afterwards became one of the most notorious women in English h

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