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	Edward II of England
		Edward II was born in April 25, 1284 to the great King Edward I and Eleanor of Castille in Caernaven Caste in Wales.
		Edward II did not have a particularly happy childhood as he grew up under his overbearing father and in the absence of his mother.
		Edward II is the exact opposite of the chivalric knights we have been studying in class.
	faculty.smu.edu /bwheeler/Ency/edwardII.html (643 words)

	Edward II of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were indignant at the privileges Edward lavished upon father and son, especially when the younger Despenser strove to procure for himself the earldom of Gloucester in right of his wife Eleanor de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford and Joan of Acre and niece of Edward II.
		On March 19, 1330, the Earl of Kent, brother of Edward II, was executed for plotting the restoration of Edward II.
		Wallace was executed in 1305 and Edward III was born in 1312.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_II_of_England (3450 words)

	American Encyclopedia - Edward III - Richard II \| encyclopaedic.net
		In 1329, Robert Bruce died, and was succeeded by his infant son DAVID II, to whom a young sister of the English king was married, in terms of the late treaty, Notwithstanding this connection, Edward aided a son of John Baliol in an attempt to gain the Scottish crown.
		Edward died in 1377, a year after the decease of his son the Black Prince; and notwithstanding all their brilliant exploits, the English territories in France were less than at the beginning of the reign.
		Robert II then died of a broken heart (1406), and the kingdom fell into the hands of the Duke of Albany, at whose death, in 1419, it was governed by his son Duke Murdoch, a very imbecile personage.
	encyclopaedic.net /american-encyclopedia/edward-iii-richard-ii.html (1041 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Edward II of England
		Edward II EDWARD II [Edward II] 1284-1327, king of England (1307-27), son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, called Edward of Carnarvon for his birthplace in Wales.
		Edward III EDWARD III [Edward III] 1312-77, king of England (1327-77), son of Edward II and Isabella.
		Edward I EDWARD I [Edward I] 1239-1307, king of England (1272-1307), son of and successor to Henry III.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Edward+II+of+England (710 words)

	Luminarium Encyclopedia: King Edward II of England (1284-1327)
		EDWARD II, "of Carnarvon," King of England, the fourth son of Edward I by his first wife Eleanor of Castile, was born at Carnarvon Castle on the 25th of April 1284.
		Edward's followers deserted him, and on the 2nd of October he fled from London to the west, where he took refuge in the younger Despenser's estates in Glamorgan.
		Edward's wife, Isabella (c.1292-1358), bore him two sons, Edward III and John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316-1336), and two daughters, Isabella and Joanna (1321-1362), wife of David II, King of Scotland.
	www.luminarium.org /encyclopedia/edward2.htm (1540 words)

	English Monarchs - Kings and Queens of England - Edward II.
		Edward became fond of his new stepmother, whom he is recorded as presenting with a gold and ruby ring and she often interceeded for him to avert the wrath of his stern father.
		The posthumous reputation of Edward II Edward III, who was said to have been attached to the memory of his father, felt troubled in his conscience at the part he had been made to play in his overthrow and later commissioned a magnificent memorial effigy for his tomb.
		The tomb of Edward II at Gloucester Cathedral
	www.englishmonarchs.co.uk /plantagenet_6.htm (1250 words)

	Edward II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
		Edward’s reliance on Gaveston, both as intimate and adviser, to the exclusion of the baronial council, provoked a crisis.
		Edward tried to renew his father’s campaigns against Scotland, but his forces were routed by Robert I at Bannockburn in 1314.
		General disorder followed in England, and for a while the most powerful man in the country was Edward’s cousin, Thomas, earl of Lancaster (see Lancaster, house of).
	www.bartleby.com /65/ed/Edward2.html (510 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Plantagenets > Edward II
		Edward II married Isabella, daughter of Philip of France in 1308; the marriage was not a success - he later referred to her as the 'she-wolf of France'
		Edward's victory in a civil war (1321-2) and such measures as the 1326 ordinance (a protectionist measure which set up compulsory markets or staples in 14 English, Welsh and Irish towns for the wool trade) did not lead to any compromise between the King and the nobles.
		In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son Edward (the first time that an anointed king of England had been dethroned since Ethelred in 1013).
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page65.asp (238 words)

	Edward II of England (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Edward ascended the throne in 1308 and was murdered in 1327.
		Edward married Queen Isabella who was disaffected by the treatment of her by Edward's favourites Gaveston [made Earl of Cornwall] and after Gaveston's murder, the Despensers (de Spencers later Spencers).
		Edward II arrived shortly after Lancaster's incarceration and Lancaster was arraigned before the king in the Great Hall of Pontefract.
	members.tripod.com /~midgley/edward2.html (2203 words)

	glbtq >> social sciences >> Edward II, King of England
		Edward was born on April 25, 1284 at Caernarvon Castle in Wales.
		Edward and Gaveston were ill-prepared for the rebellion, and after being besieged in his castle, Gaveston quickly surrendered, assuming he would be treated favorably by the Earl of Pembroke.
		Edward's love for Gaveston certainly defied conventional boundaries, but it is hard to pinpoint whether Edward's ultimate transgression was simply loving one man too much, thereby unsettling the delicate balance of patronage, or was a violation of sexual boundaries as well.
	www.glbtq.com /social-sciences/edward_II.html (963 words)

	Edward Kynaston
		Edward was as physically impressive as his father, yet he lacked the drive and ambition of his forebear.
		Edward ignored laws of the land in favour of Despenser: when Lord de Braose of Gower sold his Lordship to his son-in-law (an action entirely lawful in the Welsh Marches), Despenser demanded that the King grant Gower to him instead.
		Edward was amazed by their small numbers of soldiers, and immediately attempted to levy an immense army to crush them.
	www.gaskellfamily.com /KingEdwardiiioEngland1284.htm (3013 words)

	King Edward II
		Edward II, King of England, the fourth son of King Edward I by his first wife Eleanor of Castile, was born at Carnarvon Castle on the 25th of April 1284.
		They were indignant at the favors which Edward lavished upon the favorite and his father, and were especially alarmed when the younger Despenser strove to procure for himself the earldom of Gloucester in right of his wife, Edward's niece.
		She formed a criminal connection with Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, one of the baronial exiles, and in September 1326 landed in Essex accompanied by Mortimer and her son, declaring that she was come to avenge the murder of Lancaster, and to expel the Despensers.
	www.nndb.com /people/710/000093431 (1474 words)

	Edward II of England Biography Summary
		Edward II (1284-1327) was king of England from 1307 to 1327.
		Edward II was born on April 25, 1284, the fourth son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
		Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327.
	www.bookrags.com /Edward_II_of_England (256 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - EDWARD (II, King of England 1307-1327)
		Edward may have been a lonely child as his father was always away fighting the Welsh, Scottish or French and his mother died when he was only young.
		Edward and the Despensers were captured at the end of 1326, the Despensers being executed for treason.
		The Barons confirmed that Edward (III) should become the keeper of the realm and in January 1326, Edward II abdicated in favour of his son.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpr513.htm (1540 words)

	King Edward II - England - 1284 - 1327
		Edward II was not into running the government, so, he let Piers rule England.
		Edward II, fled Wales, but was captured and forced to give up the throne to King Edward III.
		On September the 21st of 1327 King Edward II was murdered in prison by having a red hot poker inserted in his anus.
	www.stonewallsociety.com /famouspeople/king.htm (302 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines
		Edward the future king of England was born at Windsor Castle and was known as Edward Windsor.
		Edward II and his army left Berwick to march to Stirling Castle which they had to reach before midsummer's day if the castle were to be saved from falling back into the hands of the Scots.
		Edward had delayed having the body of Gaveston buried until he had taken revenge for the murder, but because the King was powerless to act against the Ordainers, he decided to hold a lavish ceremony to bury his dead friend.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hstt52.htm (3227 words)

	Edward II, England (Royals)
		Edward II Edward II belonged to the Plantagenet Dynasty.
		He was preceded as monarch by Edward I and was succeeded by Edward III.
		Edward was born at Carnarvon, the son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
	www.ohwy.com /eg/e/ed2.htm (176 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Edward II - King of England
		Edward II was betrothed at a very early age to the six-year-old heiress to the Scottish throne, but she died in a shipwreck on the way to the wedding.
		Eventually Edward II was married at the age of 24 to Isabella of France, but even on his wedding night he preferred to sleep on the couch of his homosexual favourite, Piers Gaveston.
		Edward II was a very weak king who tended to rule by resorting to executing anyone who tried to stand against him.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A201033 (881 words)

	History House: Edward II, Part I: The Gay Blade
		Edward I was a fine English king in the thirteenth century with a loser son, Edward II.
		As such, the first thing Edward II did was recall Gaveston and appoint the man earl of Cornwall and give him tons of money.
		For you "Braveheart" fans, this was the summer that Edward I actually captured William Wallace, had the Scottish rebel drawn, quartered, and the four slices of his body sent to various parts of the kingdom.
	www.historyhouse.com /in_history/edward_ii (1996 words)

	Edward I, King of England to Dr. Levi Cheney (Including King Edward II and III)
		Edward II of England (of Caernarvon), eldest surviving son and heir, was born at Caernarvon, co. Caernarvon, Wales, on 25 Apr. 1284.
		Edward II of England, King of England, was murdered in Berkeley Castle on 21 Sep. 1327, apparently in an attempt to escape the castle, and was buried, it is said, at Gloucester.
		Edward III of England, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duc d'Aquitaine, Earl of Chester, was born at Windsor Castle, co Berks, on 13 Nov. 1312.
	www.hannahdustin.com /short_ed.html (14028 words)

	Edward II, King of England quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This Gascon knight, twice banished from the kingdom by Edward I, was Edward's best friend (and lover said the rumours...) When the old king died, Edward II, the new king, made his dear friend Earl of Cornwall, a title usually held only by the sons of king.
		Edward married the daughter of King Philippe IV of France.
		In 1325, the relations between France and England had deteriorated and Isabelle, Queen of England and sister of the king of France was sent to France to re-establish peace.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=52287 (371 words)

	Eleanor of Castile - Cunnan
		She married Edward, the son of Henry III of England, in October 1254 at Burgos and became queen in 1272 when his father died and he became king.
		Theirs was one of the most successful royal marriages of all time, and she often accompanied her husband on his military campaigns, giving birth to his fourth son (later King Edward II of England) at Caernarfon in 1284, immediately after the conquest of Wales.
		Such was Edward's devotion to her that he erected memorial crosses at each overnight stop.
	cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Eleanor_of_Castile (569 words)

	Edward II of England (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Edward II, (April 25, 1284 –; October, 1327), of Caernarvon; king of England, the fourth son of Edward I of England by his first wife Eleanor of Castile, was born at Caernarfon Castle.
		Edward II was the first English prince to hold the title of the Prince of Wales, which was formalized by the Lincoln Parliament of February 7, 1301.
		Isabella was neglected by her husband, who spent much of his time with the few friends he shared power with, conspiring on how to limit the powers of the Peerage in order to consolidate his father's legacy for himself, and so appearing to prefer the company of his male favourites.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/edward_ii_of_england (1638 words)

	Plantagenet Family Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		was born on 10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and died on 16 Nov 1272 in London, England.
		was born on 17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England and died on 8 Jul 1307 in Burgh-On-The-Sands, Cumberland, England.
		Edward I (ruled 1272-1307) was one of England's greatest kings.
	www.aritek.com /hartgen/htm/plantagenet_2.htm (7524 words)

	Edward II
		It wasn't until 1311, after Bruce drove the English garrisons out of their strongholds and invaded northern England that Edward was motivated to remove himself from his Court and respond to the threat.
		On the accession of Edward II, Hugh le Despenser the Elder, Justiciar of England, alienated the baronial party by his support of Piers Gaveston and, on the latter's death (1312), became the chief adviser to the king.
		Edward's behavior forced nobles who normally would have been supportive of his rule into opposition to the Crown.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/plantagenet_kings/62976 (357 words)

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