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King Edward II ( 1307 - 1327 )
1307 - Edward II accedes to the throne on the death of his father, Edwa r d I .
1308 - Edward’s favourite, Piers Gaveston, is exiled for misgovernment.
1309 - Gaveston returns from exile in France.
1310 - Parliament sets up a committee of Lords Ordainers to control the K i n g a nd improve administration. The King’s cousin, Thomas, Earl of Lanc a s t er, takes control
1312 - Piers Gaveston is kidnapped by the King’s opponents and is put t o d e a th.
1314 - Edward and the English army are defeated at the Battle of Bannoc k b u rn by Robert Bruce. Scottish independence is assured
1320 - Welsh border barons, father and son, both named Hugh Despenser, g a i n t he King’s favour,
1320 - The Scots assert their independence by signing the Declaration o f A r b roath
1322 - Barons’ rebellion, led by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, is crushed a t t h e B attle of Boroughbridge in Yorkshire.
1326 - Edward’s wife, Isabella, abandons him and with her lover, Mortim e r , s eizes power and deposes Edward. The Despensers are both put to dea t h .
1327 - Edward is formally deposed by Parliament in favour of Edward III , h i s s on, and is murdered in Berkeley Castle on the orders of his wife , I s a bella.
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1284 - 1327 (43 years)