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1. No one is quite sure what my name is although most people accept that it is Isabella. I was the first wife of an English king that was unpopular and made by his barons to sign a charter of rights. Which Isabella am I?
2. I was married to a King of Scotland and my daughter, by her marriage to Walter, 6th High Steward, was the founder of a royal house. Who am I?
3. I was nicknamed the "She-Wolf". Which Isabella am I?
4. My great grandson got his claim to the throne of Scotland because I was the great grand daughter of King David I. Who was my great grandson?
5. I was the mother-in-law of England's Arthur, Prince of Wales. Who am I?
6. My first husband inherited the throne at the age of ten. At fourteen he was a key figure in defeating a peasant rebellion. His first wife died childless and I was married to him even though I was only seven at the time. We had no children and he left me a widow at age eleven. I returned to my homeland and remarried, but at age 20 I died. Which Isabella am I?
7. I was the second wife of one of England's least favourite kings. When my husband died, my son, his heir was only nine years of age. I was buried along side my in-laws, not my husband.
8. My husband was chosen King of Scotland due to the disputed succession. I believed my husband really had the better claim to the throne, although many preferred that Bruce fellow. Who am I?
9. I was the wife of the only Plantagenet to be elected as Holy Roman Emperor. I was also the daughter of one of Europe's most famous knights who acted as regent during part of the minority of Henry III. Which Isabella am I?
10. My brother was the Earl of Fife whose hereditary duty was the crowning of the kings of Scotland. As he was a minor and held in England as a ward of the court, I raced to Scone and crowned Robert I King of Scotland. Which Isabella am I?
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