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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise noted):
Sedilia erected at Westminster Abbey during the reign of Edward I, believed to be an image of the king by an unknown artist (between 1272 and 1307). Held by Westminster Abbey.
An illuminated detail from BL Royal MS 20 A ii, Chronicle of England [folio 10], showing Edward II of England receiving his crown (between c. 1307 and c. 1327). Preserved and digitized by the British Library.
Philip IV of France and his family by an unknown artist: from left to right: his sons, Charles IV of France and Philip V of France, his daughter Isabella of France (wife of Edward II of England), himself, his eldest son and heir to the King of Navarre, Louis X of France and his brother Charles of Valois. Original manuscript on vellum dated 1313, deposited under the number Ms Lat 8504 f.1v, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France.
Photograph of Leeds Castle (panorama taken in 2017). Photographed by Chensiyuan.
A near-contemporary miniature showing the future Edward III paying homage to Charles IV of France under the direction of Edward's mother and Charles' sister Isabella in 1325. Book illustration, 15th century. Held as MS Fr. 2662, Bibliothèque Nationale France.
Illumination depicting Isabella landing in England with her son, the future Edward III in 1326 by Jean Fouquet (c.1460). Held by the National Library of France; French 6465, folio 338, verso.
Siege of Bristol in 1326 by Queen Isabella where Edward II, his advisors and favorites (the Despensers) found refuge with Jean Oge. (15th century). Preserved at the National Library of France (Panel 4 of the BnF MS fr 2663 f.6r) (1326).
Illumination depicting the arrest of Edward II by an unknown artist (15th century). Preserved at the National Library of France.
Illumination showing Queen Isabella and her army with the body of Hugues Despenser in the background. From a 15th century manuscript by Jean Pichore 3 (c. 1471-1483), British Library (Royal MS 15 E IV, f. 316v)
Texts cited:
Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, Act I, Scene IV.
John Carmi Parsons, ODNB entry on Isabelle of France.
Also consulted:
Other relevant entries from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
Helen Castor, “She Wolves”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/She-Wolves-Women-England-Before-Elizabeth/dp/0571237061
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