Edward II

American  

noun

1. 1284–1327, king of England 1307–27 (son of Edward I).

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Edward II British  

noun

1. 1284–1327, king of England (1307–27); son of Edward I. He invaded Scotland but was defeated by Robert Bruce at Bannockburn (1314). He was deposed by his wife Isabella and Roger Mortimer; died in prison

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Known as the Coronation Roll, the document is the latest edition in a tradition that stretches back to the coronation of Edward II in 1308.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

Edward II was married to Isabella of France but was openly in a long-term relationship with knight Sir Piers Gaveston.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2023

Army in Germany, Mr. Johnson took a low-level job at State Street Bank before joining the small mutual fund in which his father, Edward II, had invested.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022

Just think of an instrument, any instrument, and you will most likely hear it stepping in somewhere to take a turn in Edward II and the Red Hot Polkas’ Bjorn Again Polka.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2017

In the latter quality, and in the events of his reign, he forms a pretty exact parallel to Edward II.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam

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