Edward II

Edward II (1284-1327) was king of England (1307-1327), son of Edward I. He was first Prince of Wales, being born at Carnarvon. Being a weakling was governed by favourites, Gaveston and the Spencers, whose influence, as foreigners and unpatriotic, offended the barons, who rose against him. In 1314 Scotland rose in arms under Bruce, and an ill-fated expedition under him ended in the crushing defeat at Bannockburn. In 1327 he was deposed, and was brutally murdered in Berkeley Castle.

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