Monday, November 23, 2009
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
EDWARD II- 1284-1327, king of england. 4thson of ed I + eleanor. heir apparent in 1285, 1st title earl of carnarvon, but in 1301, became earl of chester + prince of wales. his personal character + whole tenor + tendency of his reign describes as opposite to his father, tho not a slave to the worst vice + not w/out natural abilities. he was weak, indolent + faithless, + his utter incompetence (georgee!) for the position in which fortune had placed him requires no further proof than the fate which finally overtook him. 1st acts after father's death foreshadowed the future. he at once recalled piers galvaston, a favorite who his father had banished from court + made him earl of cornwell. had his father buried at westminster + after joining the army for a few days, went back to london + after 6 years of not trying to win war in scotland, previous to his coronation, he had gone to france to marry isabella, daughter of philip II + left galvaston in charge + gave him lots of bling + honors. coronation in 1308. nobles rebelled in 1312 + executed galaston. 1311 parliament investigated EII. the king nominally agreed to certain demands, but not enough + nobles still pissed. robert brce 1314 strongholds in scotland E got army of 100,000 men, but defeated + gave up til 1319. new favorite, hugh despenser, but he got banished by parliamet in 1321, but came back + pissed off nobles again. 1321, queen sent to france to settle disputes w/ french king. succeeded, but refused to return because ed being a putz + roger mortimer. she went to flanders + getting an army against ed. landed in 1226. england was for queen + young ed elected gaurdian of kingdom. 1327 Ed II formally deposed + son elected to take his place. plot formed against Ed II + murdered w/ great cruelty(hot poker up ass?-yes, suffocation and the hot end of something sent as high as intestines. OW!)
EDWARD II- 1284-1327, king of england. 4thson of ed I + eleanor. heir apparent in 1285, 1st title earl of carnarvon, but in 1301, became earl of chester + prince of wales. his personal character + whole tenor + tendency of his reign describes as opposite to his father, tho not a slave to the worst vice + not w/out natural abilities. he was weak, indolent + faithless, + his utter incompetence (georgee!) for the position in which fortune had placed him requires no further proof than the fate which finally overtook him. 1st acts after father's death foreshadowed the future. he at once recalled piers galvaston, a favorite who his father had banished from court + made him earl of cornwell. had his father buried at westminster + after joining the army for a few days, went back to london + after 6 years of not trying to win war in scotland, previous to his coronation, he had gone to france to marry isabella, daughter of philip II + left galvaston in charge + gave him lots of bling + honors. coronation in 1308. nobles rebelled in 1312 + executed galaston. 1311 parliament investigated EII. the king nominally agreed to certain demands, but not enough + nobles still pissed. robert brce 1314 strongholds in scotland E got army of 100,000 men, but defeated + gave up til 1319. new favorite, hugh despenser, but he got banished by parliamet in 1321, but came back + pissed off nobles again. 1321, queen sent to france to settle disputes w/ french king. succeeded, but refused to return because ed being a putz + roger mortimer. she went to flanders + getting an army against ed. landed in 1226. england was for queen + young ed elected gaurdian of kingdom. 1327 Ed II formally deposed + son elected to take his place. plot formed against Ed II + murdered w/ great cruelty(hot poker up ass?-yes, suffocation and the hot end of something sent as high as intestines. OW!)
