2005, ISBN: 0224063200

[EAN: 9780224063203], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.02], [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], ALISON WEIR ISABELLA SHE WOLF OF FRANCE QUEEN ENGLAND, The first full-le… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780224063203], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.02], [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], ALISON WEIR ISABELLA SHE WOLF OF FRANCE QUEEN ENGLAND, The first full-length biography of a much maligned - but astonishingly colourful - Queen of England. In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once stood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the fourteenth century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isabella of France, Edward II's queen - one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. Today, popular legends speak of how her angry ghost can be glimpsed among the ruins, clutching the heart of her murdered husband, and even the reputable publications of English Heritage maintain that the Queen's maniacal laughter can be heard on stormy nights at Castle Rising in Norfolk. Such stories paint a picture of a tragic, tormented, cruel and evil woman. In literature and poetry, she has fared no better with Christopher Marlowe calling her 'that unnatural Queen, false Isabel'; Thomas Gray appropriating Shakespeare's epithet 'She-Wolf of France' in The Bard (1757); and Kenneth Fowler describing her as ' a woman of evil character, a notorious schemer.' How, then, did Isabella acquire such a reputation? Isabella is known to have lived adulterously with Roger Mortimer for at least four years. But the evidence surrounding accusations of murder and regicide is unsubstantiated. Thus, what has condemned Isabella, in ways which no other queen has had to endure, is her sexual transgression. Had it not been for her unfaithfulness, history may have immortalised her as a liberator - the saviour who unshackled England from a weak and vicious monarch and helped put a strong king - her Lover Mortimer - on the throne. In the first, full-length biography of Isabella, Alison Weir revisits the facts of Isabella's life in a scholarly context in which women's personal lives do not dictate wholly the way we interpret their roles in the public world. A dramatic and startling biography which will change the way we think of Isabella and her world for ever. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2005, ISBN: 9780224063203

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good. Hardcover. 2005. 500 pages. minor wear, faded spine (DJ), light page tanning / s potting<br><br><p>ISABELLA: She-Wolf of France, Quee… Mehr…

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good. Hardcover. 2005. 500 pages. minor wear, faded spine (DJ), light page tanning / s potting<br><br><p>ISABELLA: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England< br /><br />By Alison Weir<br /><br />Jonathan Cape, London, 2005< br />ISBN 9780224063203<br />hb, dj, 500pp<br />size: Royal<br /> <br />VERY GOOD: minor wear, faded spine (DJ), light page tanning / spotting<br /><br />In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once st ood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the fourt eenth century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isab ella of France, Edward II's queen - one of the most notorious fem me fatales in history. Today, popular legends speak of how her an gry ghost can be glimpsed among the ruins, clutching the heart of her murdered husband, and even the reputable publications of Eng lish Heritage maintain that the Queen's maniacal laughter can be heard on stormy nights at Castle Rising in Norfolk. Such stories paint a picture of a tragic, tormented, cruel and evil woman. In literature and poetry, she has fared no better with Christopher M arlowe calling her 'that unnatural Queen, false Isabel'; Thomas G ray appropriating Shakespeare's epithet 'She-Wolf of France' in T he Bard (1757); and Kenneth Fowler describing her as ' a woman of evil character, a notorious schemer.' <br /><br />In the first, full-length biography of Isabella, Alison Weir revisits the facts of Isabella's life in a scholarly context in which women's perso nal lives do not dictate wholly the way we interpret their roles in the public world. A dramatic and startling biography which wil l change the way we think of Isabella and her world for ever.</p> ., Jonathan Cape, 2005, 3<

2005, ISBN: 0224063200

[EAN: 9780224063203], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Jonathan Cape, London], Jacket, 500 pages. minor wear, faded spine (DJ), light page tanning / s pottingISABELLA: She-Wolf of Fran… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780224063203], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Jonathan Cape, London], Jacket, 500 pages. minor wear, faded spine (DJ), light page tanning / s pottingISABELLA: She-Wolf of France, Queen of EnglandBy Alison WeirJonathan Cape, London, 2005ISBN 9780224063203hb, dj, 500ppsize: Royal VERY GOOD: minor wear, faded spine (DJ), light page tanning / spottingIn Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once st ood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the fourt eenth century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isab ella of France, Edward II's queen - one of the most notorious fem me fatales in history. Today, popular legends speak of how her an gry ghost can be glimpsed among the ruins, clutching the heart of her murdered husband, and even the reputable publications of Eng lish Heritage maintain that the Queen's maniacal laughter can be heard on stormy nights at Castle Rising in Norfolk. Such stories paint a picture of a tragic, tormented, cruel and evil woman. In literature and poetry, she has fared no better with Christopher M arlowe calling her 'that unnatural Queen, false Isabel'; Thomas G ray appropriating Shakespeare's epithet 'She-Wolf of France' in T he Bard (1757); and Kenneth Fowler describing her as ' a woman of evil character, a notorious schemer.' In the first, full-length biography of Isabella, Alison Weir revisits the facts of Isabella's life in a scholarly context in which women's perso nal lives do not dictate wholly the way we interpret their roles in the public world. A dramatic and startling biography which wil l change the way we think of Isabella and her world for ever., Books<

2005, ISBN: 0224063200

[EAN: 9780224063203], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Jonathan Cape, London], ISABELLA QUEEN ROYALTY FRANCE ENGLAND EDWARD II, Jacket, xii, 494pp, index, notes/references, maps, bibliograp… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780224063203], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Jonathan Cape, London], ISABELLA QUEEN ROYALTY FRANCE ENGLAND EDWARD II, Jacket, xii, 494pp, index, notes/references, maps, bibliography, col plates. Or black cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. Biography of Isabella, wife to Edward II. Size: 8vo, Books<