The She-Wolf Of France
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Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good
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The fifth installment in Maurice Druon's acclaimed historical fiction series The Accursed Kings, The She-Wolf of France chronicles the treacherous rise of Isabella of France, daughter of the ill-fated Philip IV, as she orchestrates a bold and ruthless campaign to reclaim power from her weak and humiliated husband, King Edward II of England. With the precision of a historian and the dramatic flair of a master storyteller, Druon uncovers the political machinations, forbidden passions, and cold-blooded ambitions that drove one of medieval Europe's most formidable queens to lead an invasion of her own kingdom. The narrative crackles with tension as Isabella forges a dangerous alliance with the exiled Roger Mortimer, setting the stage for a coup that would reshape the English throne. Dark, sweeping, and morally complex, the novel illustrates how power in the medieval world was seized not only on the battlefield but in the shadowed corridors of royal courts, where loyalty was a currency and betrayal an art form.
Author: Maurice Druon
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Rupert Hart-Davis
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
The fifth installment in Maurice Druon's acclaimed historical fiction series The Accursed Kings, The She-Wolf of France chronicles the treacherous rise of Isabella of France, daughter of the ill-fated Philip IV, as she orchestrates a bold and ruthless campaign to reclaim power from her weak and humiliated husband, King Edward II of England. With the precision of a historian and the dramatic flair of a master storyteller, Druon uncovers the political machinations, forbidden passions, and cold-blooded ambitions that drove one of medieval Europe's most formidable queens to lead an invasion of her own kingdom. The narrative crackles with tension as Isabella forges a dangerous alliance with the exiled Roger Mortimer, setting the stage for a coup that would reshape the English throne. Dark, sweeping, and morally complex, the novel illustrates how power in the medieval world was seized not only on the battlefield but in the shadowed corridors of royal courts, where loyalty was a currency and betrayal an art form.