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Tracy Adams has done an excellent job of showing how Isabeau of Bavaria's evil reputation is a myth for which there is no substantial evidence. This work refashions our understanding of Isabeau's place in the struggle between the Armagnacs and Burgundians and throws light on the circumstances out of which Christine de Pizan's works emerged. -- Karen Green, Monash University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Isabeau of Bavaria: Her Life
2. Isabeau of Bavaria: Her Afterlife
3. Isabeau Mediatrix: Defining the Mediator Queen
4. Isabeau's Contemporary Reputation
5. Isabeau of Bavaria and the Cour amoureuse
6. Reinterpreting the Enlèvement du dauphin
7. Revisiting the Treaty of Troyes
8. Wife, Mother, Friend
Conclusion
Appendix: Families and Allies of Isabeau and Charles VI
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Tracy Adams is a senior lecturer in French at the University of Auckland and author of Violent Passions: Managing Love in the Medieval French Romance.

Reviews

This is a fascinating reassessment of medieval French history. Past In Review Adams's technically proficient work warrants a place in a series devoted to rethinking theoretical models and approaches. -- Naomi Ruth Pitamber Comitatus This is a remarkable book that warrants a long and detailed review. -- Larissa Juliet Taylor H-France Adams has produced an extremely interesting book, which will undoubtedly encourage further debate about Isabeau of Bavaria... a stimulating and thought provoking read. -- Katherin Harvey European Review of History This book is of use to all historians who want to rethink critically the basic tenets of how we approach our subjects and the various ways in which we analyse, interpret, and criticize their actions and make or unmake their historical reputations. -- Natalie Tomas Parergon The rich palette of information contained in The Life and Afterlife renders it an extremely significant contribution to the process of transforming a blackened legend into an appropriately illuminated image. -- Beverly J. Evans Dalhousie French Studies