Isabelle de France, la bien aimée des Anglais

Believing that women have had a job, freedom, and power only since the 1960s is a fantasy that tramples centuries of French history. On this subject, the Middle Ages are often accused of being a sclerotic era, locked into rigid patterns which, if it distinguishes between men and women, it is necessarily to establish a relationship of domination, disinterest, contempt, and rejection. This is to forget the life and influence of many women, such as the queens or princesses of France, often caricatured as wicked witches or angelic apparitions. They had power, a career, and a place in society. Storiavoce invites you to approach the Queen of England, Isabelle of France (1295-1358), Queen of England, with a fascinating political and diplomatic career, but also a personal one. How did a descendant of Saint Louis become so beloved by the English people? How to govern when the interests of two members of a royal couple differ? Could a woman engage in diplomacy in the 14th century? What do we know about the beauty and character of Isabelle of France? Mari-Gwenn Carichon welcomes Sophie Brouquet. Guest: Sophie Brouquet is a medieval historian and author of numerous works on social history and women's history (Chevaleresses, une chevalerie au féminin). Her biography of Isabelle of France has just been published by Perrin (380 pages, €23.00).