Changes

|birth_date=April 25, 1284

|birth_date=April 25, 1284

|birth_place=Caernarfon Castle, Wales

|birth_place=Caernarfon Castle, Wales

|death_date=September 21, 1327  

|death_date=September 1327  

|death_place=Berkeley Castle

|death_place=Berkeley Castle

|religion=

|religion=

}}

}}

'''Edward II''' (1284 - 21st September 1327), [[king]] of [[England]] (1307-1327) had all the physical attributes of his father [[Edward I]] but few of the mental and emotional requirements for kingship. He was good-looking and athletic, and seemingly intelligent, however his sporting skills did not extend to the [[knight]]ly arts; and his cultural pursuits were for his own entertainment rather than any endowment to the realm.

'''Edward II''' (April 25, 1284 - September 1327), [[king]] of [[England]] (1307-1327) had all the physical attributes of his father [[Edward I]] but few of the mental and emotional requirements for kingship. He was good-looking and athletic, and seemingly intelligent, however his sporting skills did not extend to the [[knight]]ly arts; and his cultural pursuits were for his own entertainment rather than any endowment to the realm.

[[Edward I]] had had a sense of duty and a belief in the necessity of good governance and the importance of the feudal system. His son showed more interest in a series of favourites (and a strange interest in the work of artisans and craftsmen) than the interests of the realm. This (whether homosexually inspired or not) and his complete lack of political nous were to lead to his downfall. The state of the realm at his succession was no help. Huge debts and the unfinished war in Scotland needed proper attention.  

[[Edward I]] had had a sense of duty and a belief in the necessity of good governance and the importance of the feudal system. His son showed more interest in a series of favourites (and a strange interest in the work of artisans and craftsmen) than the interests of the realm. This (whether homosexually inspired or not) and his complete lack of political nous were to lead to his downfall. The state of the realm at his succession was no help. Huge debts and the unfinished war in Scotland needed proper attention.