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Edward's regime collapsed and he fled into Wales, where he was captured in November. Edward was forced to relinquish his crown in January 1327 in favour of his son, Edward III, and he died in Berkeley Castle on 21 September, probably murdered on the orders of the new regime.
- 7 July 1307 – 13/25 January 1327
- Eleanor, Countess of Ponthieu
Feb 29, 2024 · Edward II was imprisoned and, according to the traditional account, died in September 1327, probably by violence. In the first decade of the 21st century, however, some historians suggested that Edward’s death was staged and that he probably survived until 1330.
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Feb 25, 2019 · Legend has it that King Edward II was murdered with the assistance of a red-hot poker – but did he in fact survive beyond his supposed date of death, in September 1327? In 2005, the bestselling historian Ian Mortimer caused a storm when he argued that Edward II had not been assassinated at Berkeley Castle in 1327 – received opinion for ...
Aug 13, 2014 · As his regime collapsed he fled to wales, but was captured, forced to give up his crown and was murdered on 25 January 1327. But his death is veiled in a blanket of mystery, and the popular belief is that he was killed by having a red hot poker inserted in his anus.
Jan 13, 2020 · Forced to abdicate by his wife Isabella of France and her lover Roger Mortimer, Edward II was imprisoned and then murdered in Berkeley Castle in September 1327 CE. Edward was succeeded by his young son who became Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE).
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Apr 25, 2020 · Edward II, now known as Edward of Caernarvon (the name he’d used when he was still his father’s heir), was moved to Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, and died in the night on 21 September...
May 27, 2020 · Was Edward II really murdered? Edward II is best known for his humiliating defeat to Robert Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, and for the alleged manner of his murder at Berkeley Castle on 21 September 1327 – by having a red-hot poker inserted into his anus.
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