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Queens Podcast

Isabella of Angoulême

Queens Podcast

Queens Podcast

Comedy, History

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Isabella of Angoulême: The Scandalous Queen of England Who Helped Spark a War In this episode of Queens Podcast, Katy and Nathan unpack the chaotic life of Isabella of Angoulême, the controversial Queen of England and wife of King John. Married at just twelve to the 33-year-old king, Isabella’s union helped ignite political turmoil between England and France, contributing to the loss of Normandy and the instability that led to the Magna Carta. Chroniclers painted her as a “Jezebel,” blaming her for wars, rebellion, and even witchcraft. After King John’s dramatic death in 1216, Isabella returned to France, remarried in scandalous fashion, and continued making waves well into her fifties. Troublemaker or survivor? From child queen to dowager rebel, this is one of medieval England’s most misunderstood women. Time stamps: 00:00 Language Warning Intro 01:43 Cocktail of the Week Jezebel 03:50 Isabella Origins and Aquitaine Explained 09:06 King John Enters the Chat 11:56 War Fallout and Blaming Isabella 15:02 A Queen Packed Away and Controlled 19:15 Tumultuous Marriage and Heirs 20:43 Heir and Haters 22:59 Magna Carta Chaos 28:04 Exile and Motherhood Myths 29:58 Hot Second Marriage Scandal 33:38 Loyalty Wars and Queen Feud 35:34 Rebellion and Poison Rumors 40:17 Abbey Retirement and Legacy Sources Queens Of England podcast Tudor Dynasty podcast History: The Interesting Bits Katy's Corner Isabella of Gloucester Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Never miss a Queens Podcast happening! Sign up for our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://eepurl.com/gZ-nYf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:04.7

Hi, I'm Cassidy.

0:06.5

And I'm April.

0:07.2

And together we are fashion historians, friends, and co-hosts of Dress, the History of Fashion, a podcast about why the clothes we wear matter throughout history and around the world.

0:17.0

From the cultural and societal to the personal and often political, with each episode we explore the multitude of meanings, quite literally sewn into the clothes we wear.

0:26.0

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0:30.2

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0:40.9

Hello, this is Kate Lister from Betwixt the Sheets and you are listening to Queens Podcast.

0:46.8

Katie and Nathan have asked me to jump in here to let you know that they do use explicit language on this show.

0:52.3

And if that's not for you, if you're of a sensitive disposition, consider this your warning to get out now while you still can. And don't be listening and then writing anybody angry letters because fair dues, we did tell you. But if you do like offensive material and if you do like to be shocked, then why don't you head over to our show as well and listen to Betwixt the Sheets,

1:11.2

the History of Sex, Scandal and Society, for all things historically smutty.

1:16.0

Hi, this is Katie.

1:17.0

And this is Nathan.

1:18.5

And you're listening to Queen's podcast, the show about women in history.

1:21.8

Music Well, hello, Nathan.

1:40.2

Hey, Katie. How are you?

1:42.6

I'm good.

2:04.9

This is, it's the first of the month. We're recording this on March 1st. So it's officially my birthday month. So, um, oh, well, look at you. And we're celebrating by taking it, taking it back to the old school, real year old times. Yeah, real old school. Yeah. Nathan,

2:11.6

if somebody hasn't read the title of this episode and just started listening, who are we talking about today? Isabella of Angoulin. Oh, yes. She was a controversial queen of England who did not shy away from a little bit of chaos.

2:25.0

But before we get into her, Nathan, tell us about this cocktail.

2:29.0

So this cocktail is called the Jezebel.

2:31.9

And it came from my own brain. It's a Nathan Foster original?

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