English King, Edward II, marries Isabella of Spain

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.02: English Writing and Culture: High and Late Medieval, 1066-1485.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Rory Critten (Université de Lausanne), David Fuller (University of Durham), Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast), Jamie McKinstry (University of Durham), Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool), Sebastian Sobecki (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

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Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1308-01-25-1358-08-22

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England (Location)
Spain (Involved)

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Edward II, the son of Edward I, succeeded to the throne on the death of his father in 1307. One of his first acts as king was to find himself a queen, and a marriage was arranged with Isabella, the only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre. Isabella is best remembered in British history as "The She-Wolf of France", because she responded to the breakdown of her marriage (Edward II was probably homosexual or bisexual, and showered favours on his 'favourites', Piers Gaveston, and, later, Hugh Despenser) by plotting to overthrow him. With her own lover, Roger Mortimer, she planned to depose Edward and take the throne for herself. Although temporarily successful, her and Mortimer's rule was itself overthrown by her son, the young Edward III, in 1330, and she was then…

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "English King, Edward II, marries Isabella of Spain". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 July 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9354, accessed 26 April 2024.]

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