Anahi Lopez Aguayo
History 106
MWF 9:00-9:50
She Wolf of France Who ever said a woman could not overpower a man and rule a country to its best? Queen Isabella of England, who was originally from France, has become to be known as the “she wolf of France”. Isabella being a beautiful queen was paired, by her parents, to a handsome homosexual king who she marries, has kids with, and overthrows. Isabella was an appealing person in early history because she was an intense woman who got what she wanted. She was a “she-wolf”. Isabella, who soon becomes the queen of England was a beautiful, ruthless woman born in 1295. She was the youngest daughter of an impressive ruler, Philip IV (King of France) who had 7 children. At the age of four she was arranged to marry fifteen year old Edward II. Son of Edward the first, king of England. The pair however did not have their royal wedding till Isabella was 12 in 1307. The pair was not well matched; from the start Edward was interested in nobleman, Piers Gaveston. The party that follows the wedding the newly bride was seen to be ignored by her new husband who spent hours talking and flirting with his “friend” Piers Gaveston (Wilson). Although Isabella was only twelve she knew how a …show more content…
Queen Isabella had once again found herself sent off to the sidelines of her relationship where she there had three more children. As if Isabella hadn’t already given in to Edwards’s nonsense, Edward gave Despenser power over the kingdom. “As long as she was physically confined to the court and legally constrained by her position as queen she could not fight back” (Wilson). With Isabella not able to do anything Despenser made Edward make her give up her land and if that is not harsh enough his worst move was removing Isabella’s four children from her and making Despenser wife their guardian. Isabella wanted revenge just as any other she-wolf, savage woman
History 106
MWF 9:00-9:50
She Wolf of France Who ever said a woman could not overpower a man and rule a country to its best? Queen Isabella of England, who was originally from France, has become to be known as the “she wolf of France”. Isabella being a beautiful queen was paired, by her parents, to a handsome homosexual king who she marries, has kids with, and overthrows. Isabella was an appealing person in early history because she was an intense woman who got what she wanted. She was a “she-wolf”. Isabella, who soon becomes the queen of England was a beautiful, ruthless woman born in 1295. She was the youngest daughter of an impressive ruler, Philip IV (King of France) who had 7 children. At the age of four she was arranged to marry fifteen year old Edward II. Son of Edward the first, king of England. The pair however did not have their royal wedding till Isabella was 12 in 1307. The pair was not well matched; from the start Edward was interested in nobleman, Piers Gaveston. The party that follows the wedding the newly bride was seen to be ignored by her new husband who spent hours talking and flirting with his “friend” Piers Gaveston (Wilson). Although Isabella was only twelve she knew how a …show more content…
Queen Isabella had once again found herself sent off to the sidelines of her relationship where she there had three more children. As if Isabella hadn’t already given in to Edwards’s nonsense, Edward gave Despenser power over the kingdom. “As long as she was physically confined to the court and legally constrained by her position as queen she could not fight back” (Wilson). With Isabella not able to do anything Despenser made Edward make her give up her land and if that is not harsh enough his worst move was removing Isabella’s four children from her and making Despenser wife their guardian. Isabella wanted revenge just as any other she-wolf, savage woman