Book description
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.
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.
