Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England, (Paperback)

from littlebookworm

To be honest, this wasn't as good as Alison Weir's book about Eleanor of Aquitaine. It dragged in parts when nothing that exciting was happening to Isabella. Not necessarily the fault of the author, since Isabella's active role in politics didn't actually last very long. The book was still intere...

from SHAUNAMURPHY

I like weir's writing style. Made the subject boring? I've read far, far, far worse!! Agree that she was a little too defensive and having edward II escape was just silly. I thought the 'trivia' throughout was interesting, to me it showed that she'd thoroughly researched the subject.

from lecari

I found this absolutely fascinating. I had never heard of Isabella until I picked up this book, she was never mentioned on my degree course, but her story intrigued me. It had me hooked; she was a very fascinating woman. I like Weir's writing style, personally, though I wouldn't use it as a defin...

from mzonderm

It's not uncommon for a biographer to develop some sympathy for their subject. In this case, though, one gets the feeling that Weir developed her sympathy before writing the book, and, in fact, set out to do her research to redeem Isabella's reputation, rather than simply to write an account of h...

from santhony

I really tried to like this book. Inasmuch as I am an avid student of history and enjoy the tangled web of early to mid twentieth century English history, this book seemed right up my alley. I can't say that it is a bad book, but upon reflection, perhaps the most telling fact is that it took me s...