Now Isabella's feelings for her husband and Despenser
turned from mistrust to loathing
But there was one glimmer of hope
The French King was willing to negotiate
So Isabella cleverly put herself at her husband's disposal
as the perfect emissary to her brother, the King of France
She had been so patient in the face of provocation
that Edward and Despenser seized on this solution
believing she could be trusted to return like a loyal lapdog
And so, on 9th March 1325
Isabella left England for Paris
Isabella successfully negotiated a truce between England and France
Then she persuaded Edward that their 12-year-old son
the heir to the throne, should be sent to Paris to seal the agreement
by paying homage to the French King