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'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehensionabout the size of his world. Had greatness not been thrust upon him, hemight have lived a life of great harmlessness'
The reign ofEdward II was a succession of disasters. Inept in war, and in thrall tofavourites, most notably the young nobleman Piers Gaveston, hepreferred drinking, driving carts and rowing boats to the tedium ofgovernment. After twenty ruinous years, he was imprisoned and murdered.This remarkable book gives a glimpse into the abyss: the terrors ofkingship.