The Queen Mother who tried to kill the King
The Queen Mother who got snubbed at a party, so plotted to overthrow a king. On This Day in History, October 8th, in 1200, Isabella of Angouleme was crowned Queen Consort of England. Isabella was married to King John of England, the hated one from Robin Hood, until his death in 1216. She did her duty, a lot. She bore him five children, one of whom, Henry III, became King of England after his father's death. Upon the death of her Kingly husband, King John, she spent a few years trying to find another that could be worthy of her lady garden. She couldn't find anyone so found Hugh X of Lusignan, the Count of La Marche instead. She married him in 1220. She then got busy and had another nine children with her new husband. Isabella was vain, capricious, and a bit of a trouble maker. She would not be content with popping out the sprogs for her new husband. Starting rumours and putting cling film (seran wra...