Follies of the King

"Follies of the King" is the eighth book in Jean Plaidy's Plantagenet series. I know, I know: what happened to six and seven? No one has them, that's what happened. Oh, well, so I'm missing big chunks of history here...King Edward II has taken the throne after his father, Edward I, dies. He marries Isabella of France, but really, he prefers handsome young boys to his wife. This makes Isabella, daughter to the king of France and a very beautiful young woman, extremely jealous. She manages to have four children by Edward, and when the oldest boy is old enough to take the throne she stages a coup and sweeps the crown away from her husband. Like they say, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...