isabella of england

Point of Divergence ... To me, one of the most badass women of the Middle Ages, if not all history, was Isabella of France. And I don't just say that as her direct descendant. Married to notorious bisexual King Edward the II, Isabella had to endure years of neglect by a husband who doted on...

Was reading through another thread, when I got this idea: Edward III's eldest daughter, Isabella married relatively late in life for the day. However, Barbara Tuchman's book mentions a prior engagement to the count of Flanders, Louis (II) de Male. His wiki supports this, but points out that it...