Edward II (1284–1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the throne.
This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime’s study, does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. But Seymour Phillips’ scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himself. If Edward II was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most English monarchs. The biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in England, Scotland, and Ireland and in his relations with France. It also tackles the contentious issue of whether Edward II did not die in 1327, murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in England and then a wanderer on the Continent. Eight hundred years on, a king’s life is properly examined.

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J. R. S Phillips

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Brandywine River Museum

Mariners' Museum, The

United States, United States of America

Cumberland, 2010

2017

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This biography does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. But Seymour Phillips' scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himself. If Edward II was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most English monarchs. The biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in England, Scotland, and Ireland and in his relations with France. It also tackles the contentious issue of whether Edward II did not die in 1327, murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in England and then a wanderer on the Continent. --from publisher description

CONTENTS 7
ILLUSTRATIONS 8
PREFACE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
ABBREVIATED REFERENCES 13
INTRODUCTION 21
Chapter 1. THE REPUTATION OF A KING 25
Chapter 2. THE NATURE OF A KING 53
Chapter 3. PREPARATION FOR THE CROWN, 1297–1307 97
Chapter 4. CONFLICT AND REFORM, 1307–1312 145
Chapter 5. FROM BLACKLOW HILL TO BANNOCKBURN: JUNE 1312 TO JUNE 1314 212
Chapter 6. WAR, POLITICS, MONEY AND WEATHER, JUNE 1314 TO AUGUST 1316 258
Chapter 7. PEACE BY ORDEAL, AUGUST 1316 TO AUGUST 1318 300
Chapter 8. FROM SETTLEMENT TO CIVIL WAR, 1318–1322 348
Chapter 9. EDWARD VICTORIOUS, 1322–1324 430
Chapter 10. EDWARD VANQUISHED, 1324–1326 475
Chapter 11. DEPOSITION AND DEATH 540
Chapter 12. AFTERLIVES 597
CONCLUSION 627
BIBLIOGRAPHY 634
INDEX 663

2023-05-30