Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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