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Isabella had just given birth to her fourth child, |
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and yet again she had to go down on her knees in the ritual of queenly intervention, |
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to persuade Edward to banish Despenser. |
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She won a temporary truce, |
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but little more than two months later, |
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with terrible irony, |
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it was Isabella herself who precipitated the country into Civil War. |
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In October 1321, Isabella was on her way to Canterbury on pilgrimage. 1321 |
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At the end of a hard day's ride, |
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she found herself at the gates of Leeds Castle, |
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a mighty stronghold built near the Kent coast, |
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seeking shelter for the night. |
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To welcome the Queen as a guest would normally be an honour, |
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but the castle's lord, Bartholomew Badlesmere, |
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was one of the rebels who had marched on London. |
