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King Edward Ii of England 25 APR 1274 - 21 SEP 1327
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King Edward was born on 25 APR 1274 in Carnarvon Castle, Carnarvon, Wales and died on 21 SEP 1327 (age: 53) in Berkeley Castle, Gloucester, Gloucester, England . He was the son of King Edward I Plantagenet (17 JUN 1239 - 8 JUL 1307) and Princess Leonor of Castile and Leon (Plantagenet) (1244 - 29 NOV 1290). King Edward was married to Queen Isabella of France (of England) on 25 Jan 1307-25 Jan 1308 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Queen Isabella was born on 1292 in Of Paris, France and died on 22 AUG 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertford, England and was buried in Grey Friars, Church, London, England . She was the daughter of King Philip Iv of France (1268 - 29 NOV 1314) and Jeanne of Navarre (of France) (Jan 1271-Jan 1272 - 2 APR 1305). View Family Chart - - -
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- Carnarvon Castle - North Wales
Wife - Hertford Castle - oldest walls which are still standing.
lacked the royal dignity of his father and failed
miserably as king. He inherited his father's war with
Scotland and displayed his ineptitude as a soldier.
Disgruntled barons, already wary of Edward as Prince of
Wales, sought to check his power from the beginning of
his reign. He raised the ire of the nobility by lavishing
money and other rewards upon his male favorites. Such
extreme unpopularity would eventually cost Edward his
life.
King Edward I's dying
request was that his son should carry his bones with his army until Robert Bruce was defeated.
Edward II as the new king had other ideas. He left Robert alone in the north and
returned on London and his friends. It seems that Edward II had no time for his duties as
King. He preferred to spend time with his friends and especially Piers Gaveston.
miserably as king. He inherited his father's war with
Scotland and displayed his ineptitude as a soldier.
Disgruntled barons, already wary of Edward as Prince of
Wales, sought to check his power from the beginning of
his reign. He raised the ire of the nobility by lavishing
money and other rewards upon his male favorites. Such
extreme unpopularity would eventually cost Edward his
life.
King Edward I's dying
request was that his son should carry his bones with his army until Robert Bruce was defeated.
Edward II as the new king had other ideas. He left Robert alone in the north and
returned on London and his friends. It seems that Edward II had no time for his duties as
King. He preferred to spend time with his friends and especially Piers Gaveston.
When Charles IV of France seized Edward's territories in that country, the English king sent Charles'
sister Isabella who after Gaveston's death had managed to bear Edward four children, including the
future Edward III, who now accompanied her to effect an amicable arrangement. She despised her
husband, hated the Despensers and now fell in love with Roger Mortimer who, condemned to life
imprisonment for rebellion, had escaped from the Tower in 1324 and fled to the French court.
Queen Isabella: Hertford Castle
sister Isabella who after Gaveston's death had managed to bear Edward four children, including the
future Edward III, who now accompanied her to effect an amicable arrangement. She despised her
husband, hated the Despensers and now fell in love with Roger Mortimer who, condemned to life
imprisonment for rebellion, had escaped from the Tower in 1324 and fled to the French court.
It was the Normans who first built a castle in Hertford after the battle of Hastings, although the oldest walls still standing today were built as part of Henry II's strengthening works in the 1170's. Ever since, the castle has been the centre of the town and in continual use.
It was captured by the French in the 13th century, became a royal palace in the 14th century, and was home to Parliament and the Law Courts when Elizabethan London was gripped by Plague in the 1500's. Shortly after becoming King, Charles I granted Hertford Castle to William Cecil, the Earl of Salibury (whose descendants still own it) and since 1911 it has been used as council offices.
It was captured by the French in the 13th century, became a royal palace in the 14th century, and was home to Parliament and the Law Courts when Elizabethan London was gripped by Plague in the 1500's. Shortly after becoming King, Charles I granted Hertford Castle to William Cecil, the Earl of Salibury (whose descendants still own it) and since 1911 it has been used as council offices.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018