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Edward II, King of England Trivia Quiz

He was weak, incompetent and greedy but, he gave England one of its most remarkable of Kings, his son Edward III. Let me introduce to you His Majesty Edward II.

A multiple-choice quiz by gywalgi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gywalgi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,287

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
718

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Question 1 of 10

1. Edward II was the son of Edward I. Who was his mother? Hint

Phillipa of Hainault

Marguerite of France

Eleanor of Castile

Blanche of Artois

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Question 2 of 10

2. This Gascon knight, twice banished from the kingdom by Edward I, was Edward's best friend (and lover, said the rumours). When the old king died, Edward II, the new king, made his dear friend Earl of Cornwall, a title usually held only by the sons of king. Who was this knight? Hint

Hugh Despenser

Philippe of Valois

Philippe of Poitiers

Piers Gaveston

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Question 3 of 10

3. Edward married the daughter of King Philippe IV of France. What was her name? Hint

Marguerite

Louise

Jeanne

Isabelle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Despite the fact that Edward prefered men to women, he had children by his wife. How many? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1314, one of Edward's cousins openly defied him by refusing to accept the king's summons to military service against the Scots. This man was able to maintain an impressive private army thanks to the fortune he built up on the confiscated estates of Simon de Monfort. Who was this notorious rebel? Hint

Edmund, Earl of Kent

Thomas of Lancaster

Ralph of Monthermer

Edmund of Lancaster

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Question 6 of 10

6. The year 1314 was a horrible one for Edward. After his cousin's rebellion, he lost the important battle of Bannockburn against the Scots. Who led the Scottish Army? Hint

William Wallace

King David II of Scotland

Robert the Bruce

John Baillol

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1325, the relations between France and England had deteriorated and Isabelle, Queen of England and sister of the king of France was sent to France to re-establish peace. That's not what she had in mind though ... Working with a great Marcher Lord (who was to become her lover), she prepared for the invasion of England. This machiavellian nature gave rise to which of her nicknames? Hint

Isabelle the "Rebelle"

The Queen Avenger

The She-Wolf of France

The "Bitch of France"

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Question 8 of 10

8. In September 1326, Isabelle carried out her plan and invaded England. The kingdom, tired of the king's favourites (the Despensers, father and son) welcomed her with open arms. She immediately promoted her faithful lover to the title of Lord Protector. Who was this man who had such an influence on Isabelle? Hint

Roger Mortimer the Younger

Henry Earl of Leicester

Roger Mortimer the Elder

Thomas Earl of Lancaster

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Question 9 of 10

9. Before Edward was forced to renounce the crown in favour of his son, he was imprisoned. Where was he kept? Hint

Chateau-Gaillard

Berkeley Castle

Kenilworth Castle

Raglan Castle

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Question 10 of 10

10. Edward was not a good king, that is a fact, but did he really deserve to be murdered with unspeakable cruelty? How was he reported to have been killed? Hint

He was flogged to death

A red-hot poker was thrust into his bowels

He was buried alive

His body was cut to pieces with a saw

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Edward II was the son of Edward I. Who was his mother?

Answer: Eleanor of Castile

Marguerite of France was Edward I's second wife. Blanche of Artois was the wife of Edmund, brother of Edward I. Philippa of Hainault will later be the wife of Edward III (son of Edward II).

Answer: Piers Gaveston

Despenser replaced Gaveston in the king's heart after his death. Philippe of Poitiers and Philippe of Valois are better known as Philippe V and VI, kings of France.

3. Edward married the daughter of King Philippe IV of France. What was her name?

Answer: Isabelle

Isabelle had 3 brothers and all of whom would be king of France: Louis X, Philippe V and Charles IV. After the death of Charles, the French concocted the Salic law (that no woman can inherit land and therefore, no woman can reign over a country) to avoid France passing to England by way of Isabelle. And then started the Hundred Years' War but that is another story.

4. Despite the fact that Edward prefered men to women, he had children by his wife. How many?

Answer: 4

He fathered Edward who would be king as Edward III, John of Eltham, Lord of Cornwall, Eleanor and finally Joan, who would marry David II King of the Scots.

Answer: Thomas of Lancaster

The Earl of Kent was Edward's half-brother, Monthermer was the second husband of Edward's sister Joan of Acre, and Edmund of Lancaster was Thomas's father.

6. The year 1314 was a horrible one for Edward. After his cousin's rebellion, he lost the important battle of Bannockburn against the Scots. Who led the Scottish Army?

Answer: Robert the Bruce

Remember the last scene of "Braveheart"!

Answer: The She-Wolf of France

Isabelle wanted to put her son (the future Edward III) on the throne of England and, for her, 'the end justified the means'. As he was still young it meant that she and her lover, Roger Mortimer, would rule England during Edward III's minority.

The title of 'She-Wolf of France', first given to Margaret of Anjou by William Shakespeare in "Henry VI, Part III", was first applied to Isabella by poet Thomas Gray in the 18th century poem, "The Bard".

Answer: Roger Mortimer the Younger

Mortimer the Elder was the father of Mortimer the Younger, the Earl of Lancaster has been executed in 1322, the Earl of Leicester was his brother.

9. Before Edward was forced to renounce the crown in favour of his son, he was imprisoned. Where was he kept?

Answer: Kenilworth Castle

Edward was murdered in Berkeley Castle a couple of months after his renounciation. Raglan Castle is in Wales and hopefully will be restored by the Heritage Foundation. Chateau-Gaillard is a French fortress where Philippe IV of France had his daughters-in-law held after their adulteries were discovered. (They may have been princesses but they were not invulnerable to male charm!)

10. Edward was not a good king, that is a fact, but did he really deserve to be murdered with unspeakable cruelty? How was he reported to have been killed?

Answer: A red-hot poker was thrust into his bowels

The story was put about that his murderers first inserted a funnel in his anus and then thrust the red-hot poker in his body through the funnel. By these means his corpse would have borne no external marks that indicated how he had been killed. This story of his death was a singularly evil mockery of his sexuality.

Source: Author gywalgi

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