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As a young bride |
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she'd been little more than a decorative accessory to a diplomatic alliance, |
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but as the mother of the future King of England, |
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she had the possibility of real power. |
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But what Isabella was seeking at this time |
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was no more than the conventional role of a Queen, |
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not power for herself, |
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but to support her husband. |
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Tradition gave the Queen a formal role as a peacemaker. |
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Even a warrior King could show mercy |
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if his consort knelt before him in public to beg for peace. |
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Isabella's husband was no warrior king, |
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but she was a peacemaking Queen, |
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and now she helped to forge a brittle truce between Edward and his nobles. |
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But almost immediately her husband undermined her efforts. |
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In 1314 the army he led 1314 |
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suffered the most humiliating defeat |
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of any English King at the hands of the Scots. |
