A dejected procession, numbering some 4, 000 according to most of the sources, such as Hills or Jackson filed out of the Land Port with Queen Isabella's banner at their head, and led by the Spanish Governor, Diego de Salinas, the Spanish garrison, with their three brass cannon, the religious orders, the city council and all those inhabitants who did not wish to take the oath of allegiance to Charles III as asked by the terms of surrender.

The consequence of this was the Tour de Nesle Affair in Paris, which led to legal action against all three of Isabella's sisters-in-law ; Blanche of Burgundy and Margaret of Burgundy were imprisoned for life for adultery.

Isabella's French family, depicted in 1315: l-r: Isabella's brothers, Charles IV of France | Charles and Philip V of France | Philip, Isabella herself, her father, Philip IV of France | Philip IV, her brother Louis X of France | Louis, and her uncle, Charles of Valois.

" This description was probably not simply flattery by a chronicler, since both Isabella's father and brothers were considered very handsome men by contemporaries, and her husband was to nickname her " Isabella the Fair ".

The delegation waited another month while Isabella's father and brothers met at Aviz to discuss the matter.

Isabella's mother Maria and the Ibelins ( now closely allied to Conrad ) argued that Isabella and Humphrey's marriage was illegal, as she had been underage at the time ; underlying this was the fact that Humphrey had betrayed his wife's cause in 1186.

Edward was eventually captured by Isabella's forces and the custody of the king was assigned to Henry, Earl of Lancaster, who had backed Isabella's invasion.

Richard also allied with Humphrey IV of Toron, Isabella's first husband, from whom she had been forcibly divorced in 1190.

When Isabella's retinue — loyal to Edward, and ordered back to England by Isabella — returned to the English Court on 23 December, they brought further shocking news for the king: Isabella had formed a liaison with Roger Mortimer in Paris and they were now plotting an invasion of England.

Isabella's wardrobe gives some indications of her wealth and style – she had gowns of baudekyn, velvet, taffeta and cloth, along with numerous furs ; she had over 72 headdresses and coifs ; she brought with her two gold crowns, gold and silver dinnerware and 419 yards of linen.

Edward was still relying upon his French relatives – Isabella's uncle, Louis d ' Évreux, for example had been sent from Paris to assist him – but Hugh Despenser the elder now formed part of the inner circle, marking the beginning of the Despensers ' increased prominence at Edward's court.

Gascon forces destroyed the bastide, and in turn Charles attacked the English-held Montpezat: the assault was unsuccessful, but in the subsequent War of Saint-Sardos Isabella's uncle, Charles of Valois, successfully wrestled Aquitaine from English control ; by 1324, Charles had declared Edward's lands forfeit and had occupied the whole of Aquitaine apart from the coastal areas.

Mortimer and Isabella began a passionate relationship from December 1325 onwards ; Isabella was taking a huge risk in doing so – female infidelity was a very serious offence in medieval Europe, as shown during the Tour de Nesle Affair – both Isabella's former French sisters-in-law had died by 1326 as a result of their imprisonment for exactly this offence.

Having evaded Edward's fleet, which had been sent to intercept them, Isabella and Mortimer landed at Orwell on the east coast of England on 24 September with a small force ; estimates of Isabella's army vary from between 300 to around 2, 000 soldiers, with 1, 500 being a popular middle figure.

Isabella's reign as regent lasted only four years, before the fragile political alliance that had brought her and Mortimer to power disintegrated.

In 1244, after the confederacy had failed and Hugh had made peace with King Louis, two royal cooks were arrested for attempting to poison the King ; upon questioning they confessed to having been in Isabella's pay.

Amalric's widow ( Isabella's mother ) Maria Comnena had married Balian of Ibelin, and Raymond attempted to regain influence with a project to marry Sibylla to Balian's older brother Baldwin of Ibelin.

) There were also objections on grounds of canonical ' incest ', since Conrad's brother had previously been married to Isabella's half-sister, and Church law regarded this kind of " affinity " as equal to a blood-relationship.

Isabella's father's previous marriage to Agnes of Courtenay had been annulled, but he had succeeded in having his children from that marriage legitimised.

Isabella's mother and the Ibelins had strong ambitions for her to succeed, although Baldwin IV's diplomacy regarding overseas marriages clearly indicates that he regarded Sibylla as his immediate heir.

Isabella's supporters, led by her mother Maria and stepfather Balian, and Raymond of Tripoli, had gathered in Nablus.

Isabella's only son, Juan, married Margaret of Austria, further maintaining ties with the Habsburg dynasty.

Davenant rehabilitated Angelo, who is now only testing Isabella's chastity ; the play ends with a triple marriage.

Baldwin V was carried on the shoulders of Balian of Ibelin, not only because Balian was particularly tall, but also to demonstrate that his aunt Isabella's family supported his accession.

They were reinstated in 1876 under the reign of Isabella's son king Alfonso XII of Spain, but only in the province of Barcelona.

Instead, he fled her presence, and ran away, only to be overcome by Isabella's guards and forced to accept the position against his will.

Isabella and Mortimer's regime lasted only a few years before falling to a coup, led by Isabella's son Edward III, in 1330.

In 1290, trade with Exeter's port was restored, only to be blocked by a new weir built in 1317 by Hugh de Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon ( Isabella's cousin ), who also built a quay at Topsham.

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Isabella's marriage to Edward subsequently took place in 1308.

In 1330, Isabella's son Edward III deposed Mortimer in turn, taking back his authority and executing Isabella's lover.

By 1326 Isabella found herself at increasing odds with both Edward and Hugh, ultimately resulting in Isabella's own bid for power and the invasion of England.

Isabella's new husband, Edward was an unusual character by medieval standards.

Edward also gave Isabella's own jewelry to Gaveston, which he wore publicly.

It took the intervention of Isabella's father, Philip IV, before Edward began to provide for her more appropriately.

At the end of 1324, as tensions grew with Isabella's homeland of France, Edward and the Despensers confiscated all of Isabella's lands, took over the running of her household and arrested and imprisoned all of her French staff.

By 1325, Isabella's marriage to Edward II was effectively over, and she was facing increasing pressure from Hugh Despenser the younger, Edward's new royal favourite.

Isabella ruled as regent until 1330, when Isabella's son, Edward deposed Mortimer in turn and ruling directly in his own right.

Isabella's husband Edward, as the Duke of Aquitaine, owed homage to the King of France for his lands in Gascony.

Isabella's Campaign | Isabella and Edward II of England | Edward's campaign in 1326.

After a fortnight of evading Isabella's forces in South Wales, Edward and Hugh were finally caught and arrested near Llantrisant on 16 November.

All that was left now was the question of Edward II, still officially Isabella's legal husband and lawful king.

Isabella's son, Prince Edward, was confirmed as Edward III, with his mother appointed regent.

Isabella's position was still precarious, as the legal basis for deposing Edward was minimal and many lawyers of the day maintained that Edward was still the rightful king, regardless of the declaration of the Parliament.

Edward II's subsequent fate, and Isabella's role in it, remains hotly contested by historians.