Hello and welcome to the channel, King Edward II of England’s e reign lasted twenty years, but was peppered with disgrace and failure, so much so that the price he paid was the ultimate for a reigning monarch - to be the first English king since the Norman Conquest to be deposed.

This video will be about both Edward and his Queen - Isabella - who incidentally went on to become known as She-Wolf. We will delve into history and look at the events that led Edward to his his sorry fate, his relationship with his wife Queen Isabella and how his obsessions with his two particular favourites led to his alienation, ultimate downfall and apparently an unsavoury encounter with a red hot poker!

Chapters :-

00:00 Introduction
01:08 Becoming King
03:11 Piers Gaveston
06:28 Marriage
08:50 Gaveston’s Exile
12:10 Gaveston’s Death
16:46 Bannockburn
20:51 The Despencer’s
23:51 Lancaster’s Death
30:41 She-Wolf
38:59 The Invasion
40:54 Capture & Conclusion

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Description : Isabella's invasion route 1326
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Description : Portrait imaginaire de Philippe IV le Bel, par Rex Franciae.
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Description : The interior of the Westminster Hall
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Description : Jousting
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Description : Bannockburn. A hay meadow very near the site of the famous 1314 battle.
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Description : Map of Mediaeval kingdoms of Wales c1093
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Description : Caerphilly Castle
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Description : This is a photo of listed building number 1039919.
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Description : Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
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Description : A plain political map of the low countries around 1350 inspired by Sir Iain's map.
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Description : A map of the West Country. Made on 8th November 2018.
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