Articles related to "Edward Ii"

Edward II was the only son of Edward I, yet unlike his father was not a renowned warrior. He is often remembered for the gruesome way he was killed.

Christopher Marlowe with his introduction of blank verse to the Elizabethan stage, changed dramatically the writing style from prose to a challenging height for talent.

Robin Hood is the most famous outlaw of the medieval period. Although he may have been fictional, there are other characters who did live real and lawless lives.

Edward II's coronation was a major fiasco as the nobility deplored Piers Gaveston's organisational skills. It affected the Anglo-French alliance at the time.

Medieval Queens of England did not normally play the villain in the history books, but Queen Isabella, wife of King Edward II was a fearful exception.

Edward I was the English king that finally gained control of Wales before attempting to conquer Scotland. He restored royal authority after the reign of his weak father.

Edward III ruled England for fifty years, and started the Hundred Years War in order to gain the French throne as well.

Braveheart is a rousing tale of a Scottish medieval outlaw in the first and final thirds of the film. Historically, it's a mess.

A most remarkable document signed at the Abbey of Arbroath, Scotland in 1320 may have influenced writers of the Declaration of Independence in the United States.

Edward I of England, best known in history as "Longshanks" and the "Hammer of the Scots", led an action-packed life during one of the Middle Ages' most dramatic reigns.

Brief biography and tragic plays of Elizabethan writer Christopher Marlowe, famous for the poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love."

Visit London's least-known palace and gardens, home to Tudor kings and 1930s millionaires. Art Deco Eltham is a glimpse of lost worlds and an unusual day out in London.

William Wallace won a dramatic victory against the English in 1297. The English army were annihilated. Robert the Bruce continued fighting for independence.

The English Aristocracy at War, From the Welsh Wars of Edward I to the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 - a new study of warfare in the Middle Ages.

Built by Cawthra Mulock, the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto was saved from demolition in 1962 by Ed Mirvish. His vision returned golden grandeur to the historic venue

This legendary brotherhood gave their lives to the Church and its ideals. Surrounded by myths and mystery they were betrayed and murdered.

Robin Hood is one of the great figures of British folklore . Did such a man ever live, the most famous outlaw of medieval England. Or was he a myth of a pagan past

Tilda Swinton is an enigmatic actress who shuns convention in both her professional and personal life.

One of England's finest northern medieval castles, on the route of the Great North Road.

The songs, musical instruments and performers who entertained all classes of society, from drinkers in alehouses, through to aristocracy in the royal courts.

A quiet village in rural England, a struggling community of monks, and then their small Priory becomes a place of pilgrimage. The reason? A piece of the True Cross.

These days, football violence is usually associated with hooligans or the odd on-pitch brawl. In football's early days however, the violence was part of the game.

In a county noted for its castles, Dunstanburgh occupies a site so impressive that it was painted several times by Turner.

Eleanor of Castile saved the life of one of England's greatest warrior kings, bore him more than twelve children and was one of the first female landowners.

From the 1290s onward, the armies of England began to use new military tactics which revolved around massed archery, defensive deployment, and dismounting their warriors.

Against commonly accepted truths, Pope Clement V was a pro-English pope with deep ties to the King of England, Edward I (Longshanks).

To Reive is to thieve. From the 14th to the 17th centuries theft, murder and feud were rife among the Border Clans of England and Scotland.

Amidst the scenery of the magnificent Welsh mountains visitors can view the medieval fortifications designed and built during the reign of Edward I (1272-1307).

Westminster Palace has been a seat of government for more than 1,000 years and the building has one of the longest histories of any official residence in Europe.

For centuries Maundy Thursday, the day prior to Good Friday, has been observed by Christians marked with symbolism from the Last Supper.

The later Plantagenet kings ruled England through a period marked by (largely successfull) wars at home and abroad, and through the devastating Black Death of 1349-1350.