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Edward II and Isabella: Fiction and Fact
The Traitor's WifeThe Traitor's Wife by Susan Higginbotham
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Edward II as seen through the eyes of his niece, Eleanor de Clare (yup, I'm the author)
Harlot QueenHarlot Queen by Hilda Lewis
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This recently reissued novel takes a sympathetic look at Queen Isabella
Isabel the FairIsabel the Fair by Margaret Campbell Barnes
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One of the best novels about Isabella, but sympathetic to Edward II also
She-wolfShe-wolf by Pamela Bennetts
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Very well written, and less sympathetic to Isabella than most novels about this period.
The Cup of Ghosts (Mathilde of Westminster 1)The Cup of Ghosts (Mathilde of Westminster 1) by Dr Paul Doherty
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A medieval mystery featuring Mathilde, who joins Edward II's court as a lady in waiting to Queen Isabella
The Knight and the RoseThe Knight and the Rose by Isolde Martyn
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A gritty historical romance whose protagonists become entangled in the politics of the 1320's
Isabella: She-wolf of France, Queen of EnglandIsabella: She-wolf of France, Queen of England by Alison Weir
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A sympathetic biography of the queen
Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward IIIsabella and the Strange Death of Edward II by Paul Doherty
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An account of Edward II's death and its aftermath
The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327-1330The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327-1330 by Ian Mortimer
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A first-rate biography of Isabella's lover, Roger Mortimer, who for a time ruled England in all but name
King Edward II: His Life, His Reign, and Its Aftermath, 1284-1330King Edward II: His Life, His Reign, and Its Aftermath, 1284-1330 by Roy Martin Haines
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A scholarly look at the reign of Edward II
The Tyranny and Fall of Edward II 1321-1326The Tyranny and Fall of Edward II 1321-1326 by Natalie Fryde
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Another scholarly view, this time of the last years of the reign