The Reign of Edward II

‘Edward II’, wrote Stubbs, ‘is the first king since the Conquest who was not a man of business’. Though none of the twelve authors contributing to this collection quotes Stubbs's lapidary judgement, much that they write is a tacit riposte to his verdict. Their ‘new perspectives’ put in train the same sort of partial rehabilitation from which King John began to benefit in the 1960s, and for some of the same reasons. Edward was by no means entirely negligent, was often intelligently involved in government, met some of the judicial expectations of his subjects, and was capable of devising policies. Using the letters written by Edward in 1304–5, J.S. Hamilton shows that his tastes and activities as prince were conventional enough for one of his standing. He had the usual upper-class interest in tournaments, horses and dogs, moved in a circle of aristocratic friends, and enjoyed affectionate relations with other

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