HIST 4043 Chapter : NOTES CHAPTER 1
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There are two factors that dominate this century: war with france and demographic calamity the arrival of the black death. The king of france, philip the fair, died. He was the last living man in his dynasty. He did not die childless he left behind an extraordinary child his daughter. Isabella was the surviving child of philip the fair and had a claim on the french throne. She is the most interesting queen who has ever lived in england probably the only one who was directly responsible for the murder of her husband, edward ii. They had not gotten on very well and his death came by one of her lovers who took it upon himself to depose him and see to his murder. Following his death, his son edward iii became king when he was a boy so isabella managed to remain in control. Edward iii inherits his mother"s claim to the throne of france.
