Isabella: Queen Without a Conscience

In Isabella, Rachel Bard reveals the untold story of one of Englandhe King of France. Back in France after John''s death, she and her second husband, the Count of Lusignan, were far from beloved. They were obsessed with their desire to keep their vast realms intact, whether by intrigue or by rebellion against the king himself.

In her own time, Isabella was called a Jezebel, a seductress, an adulteress, even a murderess. What is the truth? Was she guilty as charged? Isabella probes the life and times of this complex woman to uncover the motivations that made her one of historyalso become intimately acquainted with Queen Isabella, a woman of strong passions and ambitions, aware of the power of her beauty, impelled to dare all in order to be - and be seen as - a Queen.