Isabella

by Colin Falconer

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Sent from France to marry Edward II, Isabella enters an English court dominated by the king's favourites and by conflicts between the crown and the nobility. Her position as queen offers status without security as Edward's policies and attachments weaken both their marriage and the authority of the monarchy.

Isabella's alliance with Roger Mortimer develops into invasion and the deposition of her husband, placing her young son Edward III on the throne. The novel follows the transformation of a diplomatic bride into a ruler who seizes power, then must confront the instability and personal cost of governing through rebellion.