The She-Wolf Of France...Or England's Saviour? | Isabella of France - PART 1

She had two titles she could embrace, She Wolf or victim. As far as I’m concerned Isabella was a complete badass in every way. She went from abused child bride to king maker and king mother. Most women would have been cowed by what she’d endured, but not Isabella. She saw a path forward and she followed it with steadfast focus and determination. I’d wear the title She Wolf with pride.

Wow, that coronation. The modern day equivalent would be if Piers rocked into Isabella's wedding wearing a white wedding dress, her earrings that had "mysteriously disappeared", and an exact replica of their wedding band but inscribed with Piers and Edward's name not Isabella's. Yeah, I'd be pissed too if I was her kinswoman.

Strong woman, humiliated for years husband, protecting son’s interests = She Wolf. The pity of it is that people still insist on labelling her this.

If Isabella was a "She Wolf" it's because Edward II made her that way. A person (even a queen) will only lie down as a door mat so many times before she grows a spine and stands up to her adversary. I say good for Isabella! She had a job to do....have children and help rule her country.

I can’t believe there is no movie about it (to my knowledge). This story has everything and the writers and directors wouldn’t even have need to change or exaggerate events.

"In lieu of the vacancy Piers had left before, it was now filled by Hugh Despenser." 😂😂😂😂 There is NO WAY this wasn't written deliberately! 😂😂😂

Truly maligned by history, Isabella of France had the courage to finally right the injustice perpetrated against her for so many years. History's label of 'she wolf' is only another insult, as if to say that removing a bad and unpopular king makes you evil (a wife, after all, should put up with Anything). For a long time, one of my favorite queens.

Isabella is a fascinating and controversial queen - this was the real game of thrones played out in real life

Isabelle's character and role in history of Europe has been brilliantly depicted in the historical novel by Maurice Druon "The Accursed Kings".

Raised by my unusual father in the 50s and 60s I was taught to believe I was the equal of any man. I also had the examples of strong, independent grandmothers and great grandmothers, one of whom, a Texas farmer’s wife and highly self-educated in politics, was a suffragette who, to the horror of her sons, cut her hair and had to be bailed out of jail in San Antonio. That makes me a genetic she-wolf and I’ve always thought the reports about Isabella came from insecure men threatened by her intelligence. (Btw, over and above undermining a man’s status, an accusation of homosexuality during that period could be a life in prison/death threat, as was accusing a woman of infidelity.) To give a taste of what the mid 20th C period was like for women who broke barriers, I once had an argument with a male colleague during a faculty meeting. He followed me out of the meeting and with a lot of rage on his face, got nose to nose and called me a “castrating b-h.” In my sweetest southern drawl, I responded “Thank you so much! That’s the best compliment I’ve had in a long time!” What I didn’t show was how stressful it was to be treated with such disrespect and hate. In my long life as a human being and a social scientist, I have talked with, read the diaries of, studied crime reports and data around the experiences of thousands of women…postal carriers, factory workers, police officers, etc., whose experiences included behaviors YouTube would probably ban me for describing in detail…frequent threats of sexual assault (including rape cases women lost due to wearing suggestive attire, the fact the victim was’t a virgin at the time of the assault, etc) obscene and threatening phone calls, stalking and offensive touching, etc, etc, etc. it still goes in as we know from some recent cases. Add race to the mix and the experiences become even more prevalent. The term “micro-aggression” is misleading as it diminishes the impact of living under the constant stress of threat to self.

As I don’t wanna give away the rest of her story, I’ll give my opinion on her in the next video, but generally, I think Edward had it coming… And, though Gaveston was flamboyantly arrogant, Edward was the one who permitted him to wear Saint Edward’s Crown.

Absolutely amazing history lesson! Your AI generated visuals are fascinating alongside with your captivating storytelling. Loved it! Can't wait for part 2. Thank you 💐

I was looking into the local history of Coventry the other day and Isabella’s kept on coming up and I was thinking of how much I would love for you to cover her ahah

The term She Wolf was considered derogatory? That’s a bad ass term, in my opinion. JS

Isabella of France was one of my 19th Great Grandmothers. Thank you for this video ❤

This is why the queen replaced the vizier on the Indo-Persian chessboard.

A ruthless person with the capability of self-defence and power seizure tends to outlive a merciful one without such capability.

This is very informative.

Hi, awesome live history video I enjoyed it. How are you doing? I'm doing well. Your history videos are always enjoyable. Next video in the future could you do Queen Catherine Howard. Henry the eighth fifth wife from the 16th century. Have a great day see you next video 😊

The only people Philipp the Fair loved , if such a man is capable of love, were his wife and his daughter.