Kathryn Warner has been an expert on the reign of Edward II for more than ten years and is recognized as one of the country's leading medieval historians. Her book Long Live the King: The Mysterious Fate of Edward II challenged the historical orthodoxy around Edward's death.
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The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) when Hugh Despenser the Younger became the king's chamberlain, favorite, and perhaps, lover. He and his father Hugh the Elder wielded great infl... SEE MORE