Isabella of France - The She Wolf of France Documentary

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  • @PeopleProfiles
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  • @VaderPopsVicodin10
    @VaderPopsVicodin10 19 днів тому +55

    I love 10th-14th century European history.. always have. Isabella of France certainly counts as one of the most important of the times.

    • @dianecrepeault5423
      @dianecrepeault5423 19 днів тому +4

      If you love medieval European history, you will love the channel called "schwerpunkt" which is dedicated to making in depth academic history videos on every aspect of the subject.

  • @lfgifu296
    @lfgifu296 19 днів тому +38

    Had she not let herself into that entanglement w Roger Mortimer I think her reputation would’ve been that of a saviour. Nevertheless, she was a strong woman, and one whose story is fascinating! Icl, she ranks higher in my “best to worst Queens Consort of England” list than she maybe should, but ultimately I feel sympathy for her situation and admire her strength

  • @Senacacrane
    @Senacacrane 19 днів тому +31

    This is awesome. This is the first time I have heard of Isabella of France.

    • @skontheroad
      @skontheroad 16 днів тому +2

      Ever? The She-Wolf?
      If you haven't seen them yet, watch Dan's (not Dan Snow--the other Dan, who did the Templar videos, and also just wrote a book about the Crusades, in their order of time). Last name escapes me right now. But his series on the Wars of the Roses is excellent! Especially the ones on Isabella the She-wolf, Richard III, and Margaret Beaufort! But they are ALL great! I have watched the series a few times through!

    • @user-dc8qy5ng4b
      @user-dc8qy5ng4b 15 днів тому +1

      Well LISTEN I'm Done with DEAD kings and queens ETC. I'm now about the Future

    • @LadyCat183
      @LadyCat183 4 дні тому +1

      ​@@skontheroadDan Jones? Outstanding author and historian

    • @skontheroad
      @skontheroad 3 дні тому +1

      @@LadyCat183 YES!! Thanks! I think I looked it up since as well. He's hot, lol! And has tatts from his elbow down (may be a sleeve, they don't show it all, lol!). You don't often find sexy British Midevil professors. Or atleast they didn't when I was in college!

  • @susanwaldron6831
    @susanwaldron6831 19 днів тому +24

    Yet another well researched, well written and well produced video. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you.

  • @DonnaGisellaTranchel
    @DonnaGisellaTranchel 17 днів тому +15

    She sure was a SURVIVOR! Thank You! ✨🦩⚜️💎

  • @simoneruellan4258
    @simoneruellan4258 19 днів тому +11

    Well, I would become a she wolf too, if someone had taken my 3 youngest kids away as hostages!! The mama bear in me would have been even more brutal!

  • @sirwelch9991
    @sirwelch9991 19 днів тому +49

    A very misunderstood woman but her son managed to bring glory to England and their family.

    • @ennykraft
      @ennykraft 18 днів тому

      Her son is the idiot who started the disastrous Hundred Years war and his creation of duchies for this sons was the root of the War of the Roses. Historian Mark Ormrod perfectly summed his reign up: By 1377, the king's family had been depleted, his territories reduced, his diplomacy wrecked, and his own control of affairs nullified.

  • @dkirk5814
    @dkirk5814 19 днів тому +23

    Wonderfully told story. I'm team Isabella.

  • @barbaramorgan-lovett3953
    @barbaramorgan-lovett3953 18 днів тому +7

    The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon covers the whole French family including the life and times of Isabella and her family. There was a tv series many years as well. Absolutely fascinating. They were so corrupt!

  • @javijavinomi6282
    @javijavinomi6282 19 днів тому +27

    Edward II kinda prefered men skilled in the art of war and military tactics.

    • @reneedailey1696
      @reneedailey1696 18 днів тому +2

      Do they get thrown out of windows often?

    • @GordonHouston-Smith
      @GordonHouston-Smith 18 днів тому +2

      I've heard he was fond of swordsmen:-)))

    • @giselematthews7949
      @giselematthews7949 14 днів тому +1

      No, he did not
      I think Monty Python 's lampoon of him, was pretty correct. You might be thinking of his father or son

    • @overcomerbtbojesus
      @overcomerbtbojesus 12 днів тому

      @@giselematthews7949”but father i don’t want that” 🤣🤣

    • @LadyCat183
      @LadyCat183 4 дні тому +1

      Methinks the sentence should have stopped after the word men.

  • @hawaiianheartbreakherstory_tm
    @hawaiianheartbreakherstory_tm 13 днів тому +6

    She's my 22nd great grandmother. Philip the Fair is my 23rd GGF. Ironic. I'm also descended from grandmasters of the Knights Templar.

    • @marcyjones2667
      @marcyjones2667 7 днів тому +1

      Me too! I recently traced Edward III to be my 23rd grandfather, through his third son. Hey family! Lol

  • @gonefishing167
    @gonefishing167 19 днів тому +13

    Thank you. I think Isabella would have been revered as a heroine if she had just bought Edward the prince back to England by herself. Perhaps one could understand the poor woman wanting some romance in her sad life but , with Mortimer, she made a bad mistake. Her son made an excellent king even with, unknowingly, causing the way for England to descend into civil war. Sometimes having too many sons is a problem. 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

  • @JangianTV
    @JangianTV 18 днів тому +10

    Superb as always! She had little choice but to adapt and fight for herself.

  • @skiker4560
    @skiker4560 19 днів тому +9

    The anticipation waiting to see who the narrator is going to be is always exciting for some reason. On to the show ❤❤❤

    • @lfgifu296
      @lfgifu296 19 днів тому +4

      It is!! And, personally, the one who narrates this one is my favourite, along with the Nixon video narrator

    • @skiker4560
      @skiker4560 19 днів тому +1

      @@lfgifu296 me too!

  • @edwardbertorelli7358
    @edwardbertorelli7358 19 днів тому +11

    Thanks for a riveting story

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 19 днів тому +12

    Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁💯

  • @lizwallberg859
    @lizwallberg859 15 днів тому +3

    really enjoyed this, I read a book as a child called the She Wolf of France, not the newer ones. I remember understanding her need to control her world when no one else would. Thanks for the balanced presentation.

  • @cinnow
    @cinnow 19 днів тому +5

    Wasn't Margaret of Anjou called the she wolf by Shakespeare? It's a back handed compliment for a woman. She's not a pushover. She can hold her own with the mediaeval lords.

  • @michelepurington3227
    @michelepurington3227 19 днів тому +7

    Excellent, as always!

  • @tommykarate6226
    @tommykarate6226 17 днів тому +3

    Great story of a very interesting Queen , the mother and grandmother of Englands finest King and his son and warrior Edward of Woodstock oh and no mention of a hot poker , nice one 👍

  • @shawnnewell4541
    @shawnnewell4541 16 днів тому +3

    Given how Edward II humiliated his wife and his lack of awareness or care about his subjects opinions of his affairs, I think Isabella was within her right to do what she did to save her older son's throne.

    • @joshuaowensjr8694
      @joshuaowensjr8694 16 годин тому

      OK, he did not humiliate his wife. Are you believing this? Why don’t you recap Warner‘s biography where she dispels every single myth

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 19 днів тому +73

    YES! The woman who overthrew Edward II and gave birth to England's greatest king Edward III🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @LReno-di9cm
      @LReno-di9cm 19 днів тому +7

      Edward III? Greatest? Why?

    • @ClaudiaLino-xg3lb
      @ClaudiaLino-xg3lb 19 днів тому +2

      Normans

    • @getagrip_1
      @getagrip_1 19 днів тому +4

      That's not true. He was good, but not better than a few kings

    • @alcoholicjoe6199
      @alcoholicjoe6199 19 днів тому +1

      Saxon's were more English

    • @getagrip_1
      @getagrip_1 18 днів тому +2

      @alcoholicjoe6199 the Saxons were just as germanic as they were angles

  • @AngryBootneck
    @AngryBootneck 19 днів тому +10

    Great stuff as always

    • @JangianTV
      @JangianTV 18 днів тому +1

      Wowzers! The AB is a fan of this channel. 😁

  • @perhapsme988
    @perhapsme988 13 днів тому +3

    The disunity in France with her nobles not under the full control of the French king would've served as the model for many English nobles in their relationship with their own king.

  • @summera3926
    @summera3926 10 днів тому +1

    Very detailed account of this part of history.
    There is a lot of historical ground to cover through the centuries.
    This was pretty intense I may have to listen again.
    Thank you!

  • @brerrrrrp95
    @brerrrrrp95 18 днів тому +2

    30:02 I love how the particularly gruesome manner was taken out of the narration but it is still in the captions.

  • @user-tz3dy7mt9e
    @user-tz3dy7mt9e 14 днів тому +1

    What an extraordinary documentary! A pleasure to the eyes and years, and with a lot of information about those distant and so frequently troubled times. Thanks to The People Profiles for another great video.
    39:31-39:53 Those were tough times, to put it mildly.
    Finally, a round of applaude for Gareth Johnson, a superb narrator.

  • @nataliemeenakshithegreat7780
    @nataliemeenakshithegreat7780 15 днів тому +1

    Thank you am French and had never heard. Of her until now❤

  • @bluestrife28
    @bluestrife28 19 днів тому +6

    To gay man she’s a little polarizing because she’s sort of an anti-hero, I mean Edward did take the hot poker up the bum that they reserved for “us” back then…but I’ve always loved strong women and he likely broke her heart and made it hard so I’m happy to enjoy learning what I don’t know about history. Thanks again you amazing folks ! 👍👍
    Edit: wow, imagine if your kids were given to the family of your husbands cuckold to care for. Can’t blame her one bit for her anger. Some of the great kings in history were Queens.

  • @nucleardog6675
    @nucleardog6675 16 днів тому +2

    This video is amazing. Gave me a fresh perspective after Braveheart.

    • @LadyCat183
      @LadyCat183 4 дні тому

      She was about 6 years old at the time of Braveheart. This video is fact, Braveheart was fiction based on some facts.

  • @ashtonbarwick6696
    @ashtonbarwick6696 19 днів тому +8

    Merci!

  • @arynnehempstock1108
    @arynnehempstock1108 16 днів тому +3

    I very much admire her as long as the story of Edward the second being put to death by red hot pokers stuck up his arse “so as to not leave any marks on the royal body” is not true. God, I hope not. Apparently his screams were heard throughout the entire castle.

  • @NarcisoGonzalez1
    @NarcisoGonzalez1 19 днів тому +19

    Video suggestion: Emiliano Zapata, the Mexican revolutionary 🇲🇽

  • @user-qz2pj2di1c
    @user-qz2pj2di1c 10 днів тому +1

    She was a pawn of her father who grew up to take what control she could over her own life, for her and her children's sake.
    Of course, male commentators of the day would disparage an intelligent, strong, and determined woman. In particular, one that could have so much impact on society and the power of those male commentators.

  • @user-oj6tp1oc2g
    @user-oj6tp1oc2g 19 днів тому +2

    She arrived as a child in England, and became a power broker as an adult that led to Mortimer's death and her own incarceration as her own son was then ready to take control of the crown.

  • @AmBotanischenGarten
    @AmBotanischenGarten 19 днів тому +3

    I am a Patron!

  • @thefatcontroller3221
    @thefatcontroller3221 19 днів тому +3

    Love the vids

  • @labratamber
    @labratamber 15 днів тому +2

    Isnt this the same woman from the braveheart movie

    • @overcomerbtbojesus
      @overcomerbtbojesus 12 днів тому +2

      Yes although she never did wallace that never happened as she was too young when the events in braveheart happened

  • @AmBotanischenGarten
    @AmBotanischenGarten 19 днів тому +3

    UKR got screwed!
    Should have kept weapons, with help maintaining them.

  • @shreyaacharjee543
    @shreyaacharjee543 19 днів тому +1

    Please make a video on Lorenzo the magnificent ☺

  • @emilielavoie4806
    @emilielavoie4806 19 днів тому +3

    Podcast version please!!!!!

    • @gonefishing167
      @gonefishing167 19 днів тому +3

      What’s the difference between a podcast and a video please? I have asked before but no one has answered the question. I know I’m showing my ignorance but at least I’m truthful . Thank you 🙏👵🇦🇺

    • @rachaeldennett682
      @rachaeldennett682 19 днів тому +2

      @@gonefishing167 a podcast is just audio 👌🏼

    • @emilielavoie4806
      @emilielavoie4806 19 днів тому +1

      I want to be able to listen to them on the road driving

    • @gonefishing167
      @gonefishing167 19 днів тому +1

      I listen in the car as well. Works o.k on you tube doesn’t it. Love them when travelling long distances but recharging is a problem sometimes. 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

    • @gonefishing167
      @gonefishing167 19 днів тому

      Oh, I see. Thank you so very much 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

  • @Colin-hp1li
    @Colin-hp1li 15 днів тому +2

    Good lady❤

  • @timothymcgee5041
    @timothymcgee5041 14 днів тому +1

    Oh, ok. So, contemporary historians are immune from political prejudice. Gotcha

  • @aliciakeller7718
    @aliciakeller7718 2 дні тому +1

    In my eyes she did what she had to too survive in an unfamiliar country and having to deal with an idiot of an husband from a young age. If she did not become tough and vigilant she might have been killed.

  • @neledemeulemeester754
    @neledemeulemeester754 17 днів тому +2

    There was no such thing as Renaissance (ideas) yet in the 14th century, and certainly not at the start of it

  • @SydrenJerek
    @SydrenJerek 16 днів тому +1

    Everyone who enjoyed this should read "The Accursed Kings" by Maurice Druon. It tells a fictional account of the french court during her life, and her hand in it.

  • @humbertoventura1344
    @humbertoventura1344 15 днів тому +1

    Braveheart just took a huge dump on this amazing real character for the sake of Hollywood fluff. Thanks Mel.

    • @susanmorgan8833
      @susanmorgan8833 День тому

      I did find that part of Braveheart to be a disappointment as it was so no part of what took place at that time.

  • @abrahammorrison6374
    @abrahammorrison6374 9 днів тому

    She like Eleanor of Aquitaine was instrumental in the vizier chess piece becoming the queen chess piece.

  • @user-of9ij5yf1y
    @user-of9ij5yf1y 14 днів тому +3

    She was bad-assAF!

  • @fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602
    @fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 19 днів тому +10

    An energetic, protagonistic and not very faithful queen married to a politically weak king who had a male lover. All this in the very moralistic and religious Middle Ages. What in this story wouldn't make Machiavelli laugh and consider his conclusion that politics exists in a space where morality and religion must be ignored?

  • @user-ml7dn4rv6j
    @user-ml7dn4rv6j 10 днів тому +1

    Go Isabella!s. Brava! Brava!

  • @An_Eclectic_Mind
    @An_Eclectic_Mind 15 днів тому +1

    😮😮😮Can you say one of the most toxic, abusive and twisted families ever!!!?!!!😮😮😮 I never knew this period of absolute insanity of greed and survival...Please don't take offense...this just my immediate reaction...reaction...😅I will have to find out more.😊😊😊

  • @user-dc8qy5ng4b
    @user-dc8qy5ng4b 15 днів тому +1

    They're ALL THE RULERS OF THE WORLD

  • @doctordetroit4339
    @doctordetroit4339 13 днів тому +2

    A medieval boss babe

  • @magesalmanac6424
    @magesalmanac6424 18 днів тому +2

    Omg it’s Anya Taylor Joy 🤩

  • @user-mt2uj8xl2u
    @user-mt2uj8xl2u 7 днів тому

    It is not difficult for those in power to be kind and fair and to not be so selfish and self-centered and an unempathetic to the plight of those they abuse. Is there one one amongst any of them? Who isn't that way?

  • @daniellemartin9896
    @daniellemartin9896 19 днів тому +3

    If this account had better merch designs id totally buy something

  • @sneadh1
    @sneadh1 16 днів тому +1

    Her husband's bisexuality was a major cause of the political instability.

  • @elenalatici9568
    @elenalatici9568 10 днів тому

    Did Isabella's 'daughter, Eleanor, become Eleanor of Aquitaine?

    • @pedanticradiator1491
      @pedanticradiator1491 9 днів тому +1

      No Eleanor of Aquataine was the wife of Henry II making her Edward II's great great grandmother

    • @susanmorgan8833
      @susanmorgan8833 День тому

      No. Eleanor of Acquitaine was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Acquitaine, and Duchess in her own right after his death. She was first married to King Louis of France, had two daughters with him and then they were divorced. She then married Henry II of England. Two of her sons by him became kings of England - Richard I (aka the Lionhearted) and John I.

  • @Duececoupe
    @Duececoupe День тому

    An excellent reason NOT to watch TV these days, outstanding work! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

  • @susanmorgan8833
    @susanmorgan8833 День тому

    It does appear that the basic law of matrimony for the period would have been that the wife had only the right to tolerate and obey the husband, no matter what else what happening to or around her. Sounds like a lovely life, doesn't it!!!

  • @user-gp6zh6xw2k
    @user-gp6zh6xw2k 13 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤amen

  • @hermillions6412
    @hermillions6412 19 днів тому +3

    I’m still annoyed she’s known as a “she wolf”

  • @buddhidev7877
    @buddhidev7877 14 днів тому +1

    Aquitaine and Brittania at that time were not France.

    • @tibsky1396
      @tibsky1396 8 днів тому

      They were Vassals of the King of France anyway.

  • @user-dc8qy5ng4b
    @user-dc8qy5ng4b 15 днів тому +1

    HAHAHA SO NOT FAIR BECAUSE HE WAS JUST

  • @gigiarmany4332
    @gigiarmany4332 16 днів тому +1

    Edward II & his lovers the origins of the gay mafia 😂

  • @sandibhere2471
    @sandibhere2471 10 днів тому +1

    She survived

  • @mr.noneutralitymr.noneutra2561
    @mr.noneutralitymr.noneutra2561 15 днів тому +1

    Was Edward ll really bisexual or you hope so !!!!!!!

    • @LadyCat183
      @LadyCat183 4 дні тому

      The evidence points in that direction.

    • @Bemen50
      @Bemen50 8 годин тому

      No bodt knows

  • @HamCubes
    @HamCubes 4 дні тому

    🏹🎀🔥❤️‍🔥🫴

  • @369RiCHBOSS
    @369RiCHBOSS 5 днів тому

    ❤111

  • @joshuaowensjr8694
    @joshuaowensjr8694 16 годин тому

    Can we stop believing myths that Edward was a terrible husband please!!!

  • @dominiquepaulboitel7657
    @dominiquepaulboitel7657 5 днів тому +1

    Isabelle de France, réputée pour sa beauté, a été mariée d'office avec le futur Edouard II, qui a été forcé de lui faire un héritier bien qu'il appartînt à la catégorie des homosexuels exclusifs, à qui le simple contact avec les femmes répugne. Il invitait ses amants dans son lit alors que son épouse s'y trouvait déjà. Dans ces conditions, il n'est pas étonnant qu'elle a préféré le remplacer par son amant Mortimer et prendre le pouvoir avant de faire empaler au fer rouge ce mari inverti. Son surnom de "louve de France" lui a sans doute été donné par les lobbies homo et amis de Gaveston qui ont écrit l'histoire d'Angleterre.

  • @tabbydavis9954
    @tabbydavis9954 19 днів тому +6

    Please do Johanna the Mad, her story is sad and interesting, and her progeny ruled so much of the world!

  • @corricatt
    @corricatt 19 днів тому +6

    after watching this. I'm so bummed to be a decended from Mortimer

  • @jacquelinemueller7221
    @jacquelinemueller7221 19 днів тому +5

    You should definitely do Charles VII of France.