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Edward II

Edward II

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A king of England from 1307 to 1327 who lost at Bannockburn and lost his throne
  • proper noun
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  • The King of England, Edward II, ruled from 1307 until his deposition in 1327.
  • the death of Edward II

Examples

  • Top: Edward III's letter to his cousin Hereford dated September 25th, 1327, concerning the death of Edward II.

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  • Above: The tomb of Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral.

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  • The details of the fake death of Edward II first appeared in 2005 in The English Historical Review.

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  • The one major exception that I have come across is the death of Edward II.

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  • So the basis for everyone believing in 1327 that Edward II had died was that single message from Lord Berkeley.

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  • In strictly methodological terms, the conclusion that Edward II did not die in 1327 is straightforward.

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  • Bishop Orleton was drawing on a tried and tested means of weakening a political figure, one he had used before when he accused Edward II of sodomy in October 1326.

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  • Another person who believed Edward II was still alive and being held secretly at Corfe Castle from 1327 to 1330 was Lord Pecche, the custodian of that castle until 1329.

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  • Many historians discuss the defeat of Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

  • The reign of Edward II was marked by conflict with Scotland and internal strife.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Edward + II

The form is compositionally transparent insofar as 'Edward' (a personal name) plus 'II' (Roman numeral two) yields 'Edward the Second', so a learner who knows both constituents and Roman numerals can recognize it as the second person named Edward. However, the specific encyclopedic information (that this Edward was King of England from 1307–1327 and the events mentioned) is not derivable from the parts, so the expression offers partial but not full understanding without background knowledge.

Etymology

Edward II was king of England from 1307 to 1327 and is often remembered for a famous defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn, where the Scots beat his army. He was later forced from the throne and died in prison, so people today think of him as a weak, troubled ruler.