Edward II Flashcards
1
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Reign of Edward II?
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1307 - 1327
2
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What happened in Edward’s honeymoon period?
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- Nobility attempted to be accommodating
- Main players of Edward’s reign such as Bohun and Bigot were dead
- No immediate bad reaction to Gaveston being brought back as he had been exiled for being a bad influence on the young king
- He got rid of Walter Langton, one of Edward I’s most hated ministers
3
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What was the Bolougne Agreement of 1308?
A
Shana
4
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What was the view of Gaveston up to 1311?
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- Accused of becoming in between the king and his baronage
- The nobles saw his as a vicious favourite
5
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What was the Ordinances of 1311?
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- King had to have consent to leave the country
- Gaveston would be banished
- parliament had financial control
- controlled central and local officers
- parliament had to be summoned regularly
6
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What happened after the Ordinances regarding the position of Gaveston?
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- by Christmas 1311 Gaveston had been brought back to court
- things now reverted back to the time before the Ordinances
- Gaveston was reinstated as the kings favourite and Langton became treasures
7
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What were the events of Gaveston’s fall from power (again)
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- Edward and Gaveston fled and moved north for safety
- Gaveston surrenders to Pembroke on the basis of guaranteeing his safety
- whilst Gaveston is being moved Warwick captures him, and trailed
- He is then handed to Lancaster, Hereford and Arundel and is executed
8
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What happened at court between 1316 - 1318?
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- There were two opposing factions at court, Edward and Lancaster
- Edward began to build up his own military and political base. Royal favourites such as Audley, D’Amorey and Montagu
9
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What was the Treaty of Leake 1318
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- An attempt to make peace between the royalists and the Lancastrians
- An agreement made that a council was to be made of 17 members including Lancaster’s nominee
- Needed parliaments consent to assert his authority
- Lancaster etc. were pardoned and the court party were exiled
- A reform of the Kings household
10
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The Battle of Boroughbridge 1322
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- Lancaster became increasingly isolated due to the Despensers and fled to the North
- at the the battle, Lancaster’s forces were blocked and defeated by Andrew Harclay
- The Earl of Hereford was killed and Lancaster executed
11
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What was the aftermath of the battle of Boroughbridge?
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- One chronicler listed 25 executions and 118 slain, imprisoned or exiled
- nobility no longer in the position to criticise his actions
- Edward reversed the ordinances in the statute of York 1322
- had complete control of the kingdom with the Despensers
12
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The Despenser administration
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- exchequer records were reorganised to simplify the collection of debt
- the officer of the escheator was divided into a northern and southern branch
- the wardrobe was made more financially independent
- however the reform was done to line their own pockets and the Kings
13
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Why did Queen Isabella leave for France?
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- The growing power and confidence of the Despensers began to cause problems between Edward and the queen
- They got the royal escheator to confiscate her property for the ‘sake of the kingdom’
14
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What did Isabella do once in France?
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- She made a deal with Charles IV that Edward needed to come and pay homage to the French king
- however Edward refused to come and sent his son instead
- Once Edward got there, Isabella refused to come back until reforms for government was made
- Edward was unwilling to change so Isabella began to build military support
- Deal made with the Duke of Hainault
15
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What happened in the invasion of 1326?
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- Isabella’s forces were met with little resistance
- many came to Isabella’s aid such as Kent, Richmond, Beaumont
- when she approached London, the mayor and citizens came out in favour
- the king and the despensers fled, with despenser jnr being caught and hung drawn and quartered
- A voluntary abdication in favour of his son
