Queen Isabella, also known as Isabella of France, Isabella of France in English and Isabelle de France (1295-1358) ISABELLA of France was born in France in 1295 and is the jewel in the palm of King Philip IV. She was well educated from an early age, had a strong and courageous personality, and was a fairly courageous woman, so much so that in her later years she was called "the she-wolf of France".
In the existing historical data, we cannot speculate on the extent of Queen Isabella's involvement in the murder of Edward II. After Edward's death, the cause of death was kept secret. This led to the rumor that Edward II was burned from the inside by a red-hot soldering iron inserted into the anus.
But this claim was written into the script by the English dramatist Christopher Marlowe two hundred years after Edward's death, in which he called Isabella a "cruel and hypocritical queen."
These comments have no factual basis.
Edward II could not be said to be a complete homosexual, but the fact that he had male lovers was intolerable to Queen Isabella.
Isabella deposed the king in a coup d'état, and she took the place of her young son to run the country. Isabella imprisoned Edward at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, but she also knew that as long as Edward lived, he would plot a rebellion. There have been three mutinies in a year today to rescue him. Only Edward tried to escape, and the castle's locks and fortifications had to be reinforced. One day Edward lived, he would be a threat to the nascent regime.
Edward did die of murder, but Isabella's lover Mortimer was also suspected of committing a major crime. But the killing of Edward must be a secret, and if a soldering iron is used, it will inevitably cause screams and alarm others. Moreover, according to modern medicine, this cruel criminal law will not kill people on the spot, but will survive for several days. This was not in line with the objective conditions that Isabella needed to make a quick decision at that time.
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