Edward II, King of England
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Meanwhile Edward II, although having been married to Isabella of France on 25 Jan 1308 had no children by her until they had a son Edward on 13 Nov 1312, destined to became [[Edward III, King of England|Edward III]]. | Meanwhile Edward II, although having been married to Isabella of France on 25 Jan 1308 had no children by her until they had a son Edward on 13 Nov 1312, destined to became [[Edward III, King of England|Edward III]]. | ||
| − | The lesson of Piers Gaveston was lost on Edward II who next fell under the sway of the Despencers, father and son, when he made the son his new favorite and bed-partner, and | + | The lesson of Piers Gaveston was lost on Edward II who next fell under the sway of the Despencers, father and son, when he made the son his new favorite and bed-partner. They were both exiled in 1321, but recalled a year later and the father raised to the Peerage as the Earl of Winchester. When Isabella was sent to France to negotiate a treaty she took the opportunity to declare that she would not return until the Despencer's were gone. |
| − | Edward II was | + | Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer now raised a small army and invaded England. The Despencers were executed in 1326, and Edward II was imprisoned. He was murdered, probably at Isabella's orders on 21 Sep 1327 while a prisoner at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. |
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| + | Since his eldest son Edward (III) was yet a minor, Isabella, and Roger held power as regents. Once Edward III attained his majority, he had Mortimer arrested and hanged at Tyburn on 29 Nov 1330 and ordered his mother Isabella into a convent. Isabella would live until 22 Aug 1358, dying at Hertford Castle. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England "Edward II"] on Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England "Edward II"] on Wikipedia | ||
