The She-Wolf of France Part 1: A Royal Throuple Gone Wrong | 86
Even The Royals
Wondery
4.4 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Before she became known as “The She-Wolf of France,” Isabella was a princess sent to unite two warring kingdoms through marriage. But her husband, King Edward II of England, didn’t get the same memo. From day one, it’s clear he’s more interested in the cute men at court than his queen – or his crown. As Edward’s reckless choices endanger the English throne and strain relations with France, Isabella will have to decide if she’ll remain a loyal queen – or take matters into her own hands.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderie Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now. |
| 0:04.1 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.6 | A quick note about our show. |
| 0:09.1 | We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your high school history class, |
| 0:12.8 | so some details and scenes are dramatized. |
| 0:15.5 | And today's episode contains some adult language, so pardon our French. |
| 0:26.2 | Okay, Erescia. |
| 0:32.6 | Have you ever been part of a group project where one member wasn't pulling their weight? |
| 0:37.0 | Like they didn't take the assignment seriously or they didn't care how it impacted everyone else? |
| 0:37.9 | I'm sure I have. I don't shockingly have memories of it, but I'm certain. Who hasn't been |
| 0:45.0 | through that, you know? Right. I go through it every time we record. My back hurts from carrying |
| 0:49.9 | this show. Yeah. Yeah, you're the one carrying the show. Okay. Thank you for admitting it. |
| 0:54.9 | Mm-hmm. But today's royal had a weak link, and the stakes of her project were way higher than a |
| 1:00.8 | term paper or a Webby award. Queen Isabella has been called the She-Wolf of France for her supposedly |
| 1:07.7 | manipulative and power-hungry ways. But the true story, of course, is much more nuanced. |
| 1:14.0 | Isabella was born a French royal in the 13th century. |
| 1:17.0 | As a child, she was betrothed to Edward II, |
| 1:19.9 | aka the future king of England, |
| 1:22.2 | and told that the fate of both countries depended on the success of this marriage. |
| 1:26.7 | And like the overachieving royal |
| 1:28.2 | she was, Isabella took this responsibility very seriously. Unfortunately, her new husband did not |
| 1:34.4 | get the same memo. From day one of their marriage, it's clear he's more interested in the cute |
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