Isabella And The Strange Death Of Edward Ii.
£20.00
Publisher
Constable.
Place
London
Date
2003
Item Description
8vo. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. [vi] + 262 pp. Bound in original blue cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrapper. A little wear to extremities, but otherwise a very good copy. An account of the marriage of Edward II to Isabella of France, his relationships with his favourites, which bring about his downfall, and the later career of Isabella as the 'She-Wolf.' The author speculates on the matter of the king's fate, whether he was murdered at Berkeley Castle or escaped. Paul Doherty (b.1946) studied history at the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford and was the Headmaster of a London school. As well as writing on history, he has published numerous historical novels.
[Stock No. 25826]
