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(3) | Keine | In Isabella, Rachel Bard reveals the untold story of one of England’s most beautiful and least-known queens — and one of the most reviled. To this day, historians accuse Isabella of jilting her French fiancé in order to marry King John of England and of plotting to murder the King of France. Back in France after John's death, she and her second husband, the Count of Lusignan, were far from beloved. They were obsessed with their desire to keep their vast realms intact, whether by intrigue or by rebellion against the king himself. In her own time, Isabella was called a Jezebel, a seductress, an adulteress, even a murderess. What is the truth? Was she guilty as charged? Isabella probes the life and times of this complex woman to uncover the motivations that made her one of history’s most fascinating and enigmatic queens. Like Bard’s previous novel, Queen Without a Country, based on the life of the queen of King Richard of England, Isabella takes place during the turbulent twelfth and thirteenth centuries when France and England were struggling for control of most of western France. In Isabella, you’ll meet the kings and queens, warriors and courtiers, popes and prelates who were the power players in the struggle. You’ll also become intimately acquainted with Queen Isabella, a woman of strong passions and ambitions, aware of the power of her beauty, impelled to dare all in order to be — and be seen as — a Queen.… (mehr) |
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▾Literaturhinweise Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen. Wikipedia auf EnglischKeine ▾Buchbeschreibungen In Isabella, Rachel Bard reveals the untold story of one of England’s most beautiful and least-known queens — and one of the most reviled. To this day, historians accuse Isabella of jilting her French fiancé in order to marry King John of England and of plotting to murder the King of France. Back in France after John's death, she and her second husband, the Count of Lusignan, were far from beloved. They were obsessed with their desire to keep their vast realms intact, whether by intrigue or by rebellion against the king himself. In her own time, Isabella was called a Jezebel, a seductress, an adulteress, even a murderess. What is the truth? Was she guilty as charged? Isabella probes the life and times of this complex woman to uncover the motivations that made her one of history’s most fascinating and enigmatic queens. Like Bard’s previous novel, Queen Without a Country, based on the life of the queen of King Richard of England, Isabella takes place during the turbulent twelfth and thirteenth centuries when France and England were struggling for control of most of western France. In Isabella, you’ll meet the kings and queens, warriors and courtiers, popes and prelates who were the power players in the struggle. You’ll also become intimately acquainted with Queen Isabella, a woman of strong passions and ambitions, aware of the power of her beauty, impelled to dare all in order to be — and be seen as — a Queen. ▾Bibliotheksbeschreibungen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. ▾Beschreibung von LibraryThing-Mitgliedern
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This was my favorite of all the books by this author. I liked the way it is told by several characters points of view. Characters are removed as they leave the story and characters are added in as they are introduced. Enjoyed this format a lot. ( )